The Grapes of Wrath: Text and Criticism - Paperback
The Grapes of Wrath: Text and Criticism - Paperback
Description
by John Steinbeck (Author), Peter Lisca (Editor), Kevin Hearle (Editor)
John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression follows the western moevement of wone family and a nation in search of work and human dignity. This completely updated Viking Critical Library Edition of The Grapes of Wrath includes the full text of the novel, corrected in 1996, as well as extensive and contextual material including:
- Essays placing The Grapes of Wrath in social context, including a 1942 essay by Carey McWilliams about migrant workers and working conditions and a Martin Schockley piece on the reception of The Grapes of Wrath in Oklahoma
- Eight new essays by John Ditsky, Nellie Y. McKay, MimiReisel Gladstein, Louis Owens, and others
- An essay on the background to the composition of The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck's biographer, Jackson J. Benson
- An introduction by the editor, a chronology, a list of topics for discussion and papers, and a bibliography
Back Jacket
John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize--winning epic of the Great Depression follows the western movement of one family and a nation in search of work and human dignity.
Author Biography
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was born in Salinas, California, and died in New York City. He remains one of the most prolific and influential authors of his generation and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.
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