Understanding the Crucible: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents

by Vernon E. Johnson and Claudia Durst Johnson

Book Overview

Ideal for student research and class discussion, this interdisciplinary casebook provides a rich variety of primary historical documents and commentary on The Crucible within the context of two relevant historical periods: the Salem witch-trials of 1692 and the Red Scare of the 1950s, when the play was written. The play is a testimony to the inherent dangers Miller sees in any community seized by hysteria. The Salem witch-hunts, which Miller...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313301212
• ISBN13: 9780313301216
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12