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Understanding The crucible : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents

Author: Claudia Durst Johnson; Vernon E Johnson
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Series: '">Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series.
Edition/Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Ideal for student research and class discussion, this interdisciplinary casebook provides a rich variety of primary historical documents and commentary on The Crucible within the context of two relevant historical periods; the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, when the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 authors provide literary and dramatic analysis of the play, comprehensive historical background,  Read more...
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Johnson, Claudia Durst, 1938-
Understanding The crucible.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998
(OCoLC)607064317
Online version:
Johnson, Claudia Durst, 1938-
Understanding The crucible.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998
(OCoLC)607897453
Named Person: Arthur Miller; Arthur Miller; Arthur Miller
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Claudia Durst Johnson; Vernon E Johnson
ISBN: 0313301212 9780313301216
OCLC Number: 38206802
Description: xiii, 239 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Literary analysis --
Primed for hysteria: From: The new covenant (1654) / John Cotton --
Sinners in the hands of an angry God (1826) / Jonathan Edwards --
The Colonial laws of Massachusetts, reprinted from the edition of 1672 --
"Letter to the Reverend Mr. Increase Mather" (1683) / John Higginson --
An arrow against profane and promiscuous dancing (1684) / Increase Mather --
The day of doom (1666) / Michael Wigglesworth --
God's controversy with New England written in the time of the great drought anno 1662 / Michael Wigglesworth --
The history of the Indian wars in New England (1865) / William Hubbard --
Elegy upon the death of Mr. Thomas Shepard (1677) / Urian Oakes --
"The synod's work: The result of 1679," / Massachusettes General Court (1679) --
Witchcraft in Salem: From: "An account of the differences in Salem village," in Narratives of the witchcraft cases, 1648-1706 / George Lincoln Burr, ed. (1914) --
A brief and true narratives of some remarkable passages, in Burr's Narratives / Deodat Lawson --
More wonders of the invisible world, 1692, in The witchcraft delusion in New England, ed. Samuel G. Drake (1865) / Robert Calef --
"The deposition of Ann Putnam," in Charles Upham, Salem witchcraft (1867) --
"The confession of Anne Putnam, when she was received to communion, 1706," in Charles Upham Salem witchcraft (1867) --
"Examination of Giles Corey," in Drake's The witchcraft delusion --
"Giles Corey and Goodwyfe Corey," A ballad of 1692, in Drake's The witchcraft delusion --
More wonders of the invisible world, 1692, in Drake's The witchcraft delusion / Robert Calef --
"Petition for Rebecca Nurse" in Upham's Salem witchcraft --
"Letter of John Proctor," from Calef's More wonders of the invisible world, 1692, in Drake's The witchcraft delusion / John Proctor --
More wonders of the invisible world, 1692, in Drake's The witchcraft delusion / Robert Calef --
"The humble and sincere declaration," in Upham's Salem witchcraft "Letter of Thomas Brattle, October 8, 1692," in Burr's Narratives / Thomas Brattle --
A modest inquiry into the nature of witchcraft (1702) / John Hale --
"Proclamation of 1696," from Calef's More wonders of the invisible world, in Drake's The witchcraft delusion --
"Copy of the bill," in his Diary, 1674-1700 / Samuel Sewall --
"The apology of the jurors," from Calef's More wonders of the invisible world, 1692, in Drake's The witchcraft delusion --
"Reversal of attainder, October 17, 1711," in Records of Salem witchcraft / W. E. Woodward, ed. (1864) --
Resolve of the Massachusetts General Court, Boston, August 28, 1957 --
Witch-hunts in the 1950s: From: Executive order 9835 (March 22, 1947) --
This is your House Committee on Un-American Activities (September 19, 1954) --
"Presidential veto of the Internal Security Act of 1950" (September 22, 1950) / Harry S. Truman --
Red channels (June 1950) --
United States Senate, 83rd Congress, 1st session, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation of the Committee on Government Operations, Hearings (April 29, 1953) --
Case studies in personnel security, collected under the direction of Adam Yarmolinsky (August 1955) --
Interview with Dave and Sophie Smith (September 1997) --
1990s witch-hunts: From: Officer Toppin's testimony (1989) --
Interview with Debbie Forrest (1997) --
Interview with Betty Ann Phillips (1997) --
Cross-examination of Susie (1990 ) --
Cross-examination of Jaimie (1990) --
Cross-examination of Andy (1990) --
Defense attorney Spivey's closing arguments (1990) --
Defense attorney Miller's closing statement (1990) --
Dorothy Rabinowitz, "Justice and the prosecutor" (March 21, 1997).
Series Title: Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series.
Responsibility: Claudia Durst Johnson and Vernon E. Johnson.

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