A John Steinbeck reader : essays in honor of Stephen K. George

A John Steinbeck reader : essays in honor of Stephen K. George /

Celebrating the all-too-brief life of a young scholar dedicated to Steinbeck studies, A John Steinbeck Reader: Essays in Honor of Stephen K. George gathers essays from various vantage points including aesthetic, feminist, ethical, and comparative perspectives. Under the direction of Barbara A. Heavi...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Heavilin, Barbara A., 1945-, George, Stephen K., 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2009
Subjects:
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968 > Criticism and interpretation.
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968 > Characters.
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968 > Appreciation.
Politics and literature.
Festschriften.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Poetic Views of Two Steinbeck Characters
  • 1. Contented--For Mary Hawley (And, in Another Way, for Stephen George) / Mary M. Brown
  • 2. A Dialogue with Steinbeck's Lee Concerning Servanthood, Timshel, and Immortality through Words / Thom Satterlee
  • Part 2: Steinbeck, Aesthetics, and Ethics
  • 3. The Contemporary Nature of Steinbeck's Winter : Artistry, Integrity, and September 11 / Stephen K. George
  • 4. "Only through Imitation Do We Develop towards Originality" : Reflections of Addison's Spectator in Steinbeck's Travels with Charley / Barbara A. Heavilin
  • 5. Charley, America, and Malory : John Steinheck's Later Ethics / John H. Timmerman
  • Part 3: Steinbeck, the Eyes of a Child, and Lonely Ladies
  • 6. Through the Eyes of a Child : A Steinbeck Forte / Mimi Reisel Gladstein
  • 7. Lonely Ladies and Landscapes : A Comparison of John Steinbeck's "The White Quail" and Eudora Welty's "A Curtain of Green" / Charlotte Cook Hadella
  • Part 4: Steinbeck, the American Ideal, Politics, and War
  • 8. Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent and the American Ideal / Stephen L. Tanner
  • 9. Art for Politics : The Political Dimension of Steinbeck's Works in Eastern Europe / Danica Cerce
  • 10. John Steinbeck as Lyndon B. Johnson's Speech Writer / Tetsumaro Hayashi
  • Part 5: Steinbeck, Culture, Viewpoints, a Grand Joke, and a Meditative Reading
  • 11. John Steinbeck's Cultural Frontiers / Luchen Li
  • 12. It's All in Your Head : Transforming Heavenly and Hellish Settings in Steinbeck's The Pastures of Heaven / Michael I. Meyer
  • 13. The Short, Happy Life of Pippin IV : The Grand Joke / Brian Railsback
  • 14. "Fingers of Cloud : A Satire on College Protervity" : A Meditative Reading / Kiyoshi Nakayama.

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