John Steinbeck's Fiction Revisited

by French, Warren

• ISBN13: 9780805740172
• ISBN10: 0805740171
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-06-01
• Publisher: Twayne Pub

Summary

Twayne's United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work. Each volume features: -- A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works -- A brief biography of the author -- An accessible chronology outlining the life, the work, and relevant historical context -- Aids for further study: complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography and an index -- A readable style presented in a manageable length

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(4)
Chronology	xiii
Chapter One The Making and Unmaking of a Novelist	1	(25)
Chapter Two John Steinbeck and Modernism	26	(12)
Chapter Three Two False Starts	38	(6)
Chapter Four The Story Cycles	44	(16)
Chapter Five Travels through the Long Valley	60	(9)
Chapter Six Dreams into Nightmares	69	(6)
Chapter Seven The Education of the Heart	75	(10)
Chapter Eight Wartime Search for a Hero	85	(10)
Chapter Nine Art for Art's Sake: Transcendent Man in Cosmic Monterey	95	(10)
Chapter Ten Searching for a Folk Hero	105	(9)
Chapter Eleven The Last Big Push	114	(7)
Chapter Twelve Ulysses's Final Quests: Cannery Row Revisited, Paris, and Long Island	121	(11)
Chapter Thirteen Steinbeck 2000	132	(7)
Notes and References	139	(8)
Selected Bibliography	147	(12)
Index	159