The Crucible (Bloom's Guides)

This series provides comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. Each title features: concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work; 'The Story Behind the Story', detailing the conditions under which the work was written; and, a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.

This powerful political drama set amidst the historical Salem Witch Trials is commonly understood as Miller's poignant response to McCarthyis