A Student's Guide to John Steinbeck
A Student's Guide to John Steinbeck

Author: Gerald Newman

Publisher: Enslow Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780766022591

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John Steinbeck is perhaps the most popular American author of the twentieth century. Steinbeck's fiction is famous for its depictions of the struggles of poor people-something that resonated strongly with the American public during the years of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Steinbeck also wrote several well-known works of nonfiction, along with screenplays for several films. Honors he has won include the 1940 Pulitzer Prize, as well as the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. In this Student's Guide to John Steinbeck, the career of this literary giant is examined, offering accessible insight for young readers. Each work is placed in historical and biographical context, with special emphasis placed on curriculum-related works, including The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and East of Eden. Also examined are several of Steinbeck's lesser known works of both fiction and non-fiction. Book jacket.

A Student's Guide to Robert Frost
A Student's Guide to Robert Frost

Author: Connie Ann Kirk

Publisher: Enslow Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780766024342

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Robert Frost was the most popular poet of the 20th century. He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times and was awarded the position of Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress (a position later called Poet Laureate of the United States). Poems are put into historical and biographical context, including Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken, The Gift Outright, and Fire and Ice.

A Journey into Steinbeck's California
A Journey into Steinbeck's California

Author: Susan Shillinglaw

Publisher: Roaring Forties Press

Published: 2011-09-15

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0984625461

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This part art book, part biography, and part travel guide offers insight into how landscapes and townscapes influenced John Steinbeck's creative process and how, in turn, his legacy has influenced modern California. Various types of readers will appreciate the information in this guide—literary pilgrims will learn more about the state featured so prominently in Steinbeck's work, tourists can visit the same buildings that he lived in and wrote about, and historians will appreciate the engrossing perspective on daily life in early and mid 20th-century California. Offering an entirely new perspective on Steinbeck and the people and places that he brought to life in his writing, this edition includes a wonderful variety of photographs, sketches, and paintings, including some from private, rarely seen collections. With a new preface from the author, updated details on featured websites, a new discussion on Steinbeck’s ecological interests and activities, and an extended exploration of his many travels to Mexico, readers will find delight in this depiction of the symbiotic relationship between an author and his favorite places.

Working Days
Working Days

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1990-12-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780140144574

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John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during an astonishing burst of activity between June and October of 1938. Throughout the time he was creating his greatest work, Steinbeck faithfully kept a journal revealing his arduous journey toward its completion. The journal, like the novel it chronicles, tells a tale of dramatic proportions—of dogged determination and inspiration, yet also of paranoia, self-doubt, and obstacles. It records in intimate detail the conception and genesis of The Grapes of Wrath and its huge though controversial success. It is a unique and penetrating portrait of an emblematic American writer creating an essential American masterpiece.

The Short Novels of John Steinbeck
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-07-08

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1101138874

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A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Steinbeck's brilliant short novels Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-11

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0359199143

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Of Mice and Men es una novela escrita por el autor John Steinbeck. Publicado en 1937, cuenta la historia de George Milton y Lennie Small, dos trabajadores desplazados del rancho migratorio, que se mudan de un lugar a otro en California en busca de nuevas oportunidades de trabajo durante la Gran Depresión en los Estados Unidos.

John Steinbeck and the Critics
John Steinbeck and the Critics

Author: John Ditsky

Publisher: Camden House

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9781571132109

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This resource offers a fascinating survey of the changing fortunes of Steinbeck's critical reputation. (Criticism)

Steinbeck's Typewriter
Steinbeck's Typewriter

Author: Robert DeMott

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-10-17

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1475969503

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[Steinbecks Typewriter: Essays on His Art] collects several of DeMotts finest essays on Steinbeck... [that are] so carefully revised as to warn other critics seeking their own collected essay volume of the difference between a genuinely lapidary compilation and a kitchen midden. Illustrated with some rare photos, this collection is especially notable... John Ditsky, Choice ...Steinbecks Typewriter... stands as the most in-depth treatment of Steinbecks aesthetics, particularly in its exploration of the authors interior spaces and creative habits, elements of Steinbecks artistry which have not only been underestimated but woefully ignored. Stephen George, Steinbeck Review