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The biggest names in Steinbeck studies share both personal and critical views on Steinbeck's concept of fiction, his spirituality, his vast international appeal, his ambiguous portrayal of women, and the future of Steinbeck criticism. A feast for scholars and enthusiasts alike, this book offers the most varied picture of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist to date.
Reminiscences from Steinbeck's sons, wives, and closest friends, including Arthur Miller, Burgess Meredith, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Tom Wolfe, offer valuable insights his life, demonstrate the scope and depth of his influence, and give scholars useful biographical information. The biggest names in Steinbeck studies share both personal and critical views on Steinbeck's concept of fiction, his spirituality, his vast international appeal, his ambiguous portrayal of women, and the future of Steinbeck criticism. A feast for scholars and enthusiasts alike, this book offers the most varied picture of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist to date.
John Steinbeck's writings are among the most widely read works of American fiction. Though his novels have always been popular with general readers, critics expressed surprise when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature, and some scholars have been quick to dismiss his works as more appropriate for high school students than for undergraduates. In recent years, however, there has been a growing recognition of Steinbeck as a serious writer, and a correspondingly large body of scholarship has been published about him. One hundred years after his birth, this book offers a valuable perspective on Steinbeck's achievements and the future of his work.
Contents
Introduction by Stephen George
Family, Friends, and Authors
My Father, John Steinbeck by Thom Steinbeck
John Steinbeck Was My Father by John Steinbeck IV
"John Believed in Man ": An Interview with Mrs. John Steinbeck by Elaine Steinbeck
"The Marriage of His Life": Meeting John Steinbeck by Gwyn Steinbeck
My Cousin, John Steinbeck by Stanford Steinbeck
John Steinbeck by Burgess Meredith
John Steinbeck: A Reminiscence by Webster Street
"I Think I Just Saw God": Thoughts on John Steinbeck by Virginia Scardigli
John Steinbeck: Footnote for a Memoir by John Kenneth Galbraith
Steinbeck by Arthur Miller
Full Body Wine from the Grapes of Wrath by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
John Steinbeck and the American Novel by Tom Wolfe
John Steinbeck: A Lion in Winter by Budd Schulberg
Critics, Scholars, and Bibliographers
Why Read John Steinbeck? by Susan Shillinglaw
Sharing the Immeasurable View with John Steinbeck by Brian Railsback
Steinbeck's Spirituality: A Sense of the Ending by Barbara Heavilin
John Steinbeck: An Ethics of Fiction by John Timmerman
Steinbeck and the Woman Question: A Never-Ending Puzzle by Mimi Gladstein
Steinbeck's Concept of the Function of Fiction by Warren French
"Of Ink and Heart's Blood": Episodes in Reading Steinbeck's East of Eden by Robert DeMott
My Steinbeck Odyssey by Robert Morsberger
Steinbeck, Ricketts, and Memories of Times Past by Richard Astro
Traveling with John: My Journey as a Steinbeck Scholar by Michael Meyer
Of Mice and Men and (Perhaps) Other Things by Roy Simmonds
John Steinbeck: A Writer Who Spans the Oceans by Kiyoshi Nakayama
Steinbeck in Scandinavia by Donald Coers
John Steinbeck and his Immortal Literary Legacy by Tetsumaro Hayashi
John Steinbeck--Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by John Ditsky
Selected Bibliography
Index
