{"product_id":"the-short-novels-of-john-steinbeck-9780822309949","title":"The Short Novels of John Steinbeck","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrates that even in the short novels there is more depth and sophistication than has generally been acknowledged\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments        ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction        1\u003cbr\u003e My Short Novels \/ John Steinbeck        15\u003cbr\u003e I. Tortilla Flat        \u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c\/i\u003e and the Creation of a Legend \/ Joseph Fontenrose        19\u003cbr\u003e 2. Nonteleological Thinking in Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Robert Gentry        31\u003cbr\u003e II. Of Mice and Men        \u003cbr\u003e 3. A Historical Introduction to \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Anne Loftis        39\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e: John Steinbeck's Parable of the Curse of Cain \/ William Goldhurst        48\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of George and Lennie and Curley's Wife: Sweet Violence in Steinbeck's Eden \/ Mark Spilka        59\u003cbr\u003e III. The Red Pony        \u003cbr\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/i\u003e as Story Cycle and Film \/ Warren French        71\u003cbr\u003e 7. John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/i\u003e: A Study in Narrative Technique \/ Howard Levant        84\u003cbr\u003e IV. The Moon is Down        \u003cbr\u003e 8. Dr. Winter's Dramatic Functions in \u003ci\u003eThe Moon is Down\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Tetsumaro Hayashi        95\u003cbr\u003e 9. Steinbeck's \"European\" Play-Novella: \u003ci\u003eThe Moon is Down\u003c\/i\u003e \/ John Ditsky        101\u003cbr\u003e V. Cannery Row        \u003cbr\u003e 10. \u003ci\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e: Escape into the Counterculture \/ Peter Lisca        111\u003cbr\u003e 11. \"Some Philosophers in the Sun\": Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Robert S. Hughes Jr.        119\u003cbr\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e and Steinbeck as Spokesman for the \"Folk Tradition\" \/ Jackson J. Benson        132\u003cbr\u003e VI. The Pearl        \u003cbr\u003e 13. The Shadow and the Pearl: Jungian Patterns in \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e \/ John H. Timmerman        143\u003cbr\u003e 14. Precious Bane: Mining the Fool's Gold of \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Michael J. Meyer        161\u003cbr\u003e 15. Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e: Legend, Film, Novel \/ Roy S. Simmonds        173\u003cbr\u003e VII. Sweet Thursday        \u003cbr\u003e 16. Steinbeck's Version of the Pastoral \/ Charles R. Metzger        185\u003cbr\u003e 17. Critics and Common Denominators: Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eSweet Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Louis Owens        195\u003cbr\u003e 18. Steinbeck's Bittersweet Thursday \/ Richard Astro        204\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Burning Bright        \u003cbr\u003e 19. \u003ci\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/i\u003e: The Shining of Joe Saul \/ Carroll Britch and Clifford Lewis        217\u003cbr\u003e 20. Straining for Profundity: Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSweet Thursday \u003c\/i\u003e\/ Mimi Reisel Gladstein        234\u003cbr\u003e IX. The Short Reign of Pippin IV        \u003cbr\u003e 21. Steinbeck's \"Deep Dissembler\": \u003ci\u003eThe Short Reign of Pippin IV\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Louis Owens        249\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Narrative Structure of \u003ci\u003eThe Short Reign of Pippin IV\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Howard Levant        257\u003cbr\u003e X. Overview        \u003cbr\u003e 23. Steinbeck and the Stage \/ Robert E. Morsberger        271\u003cbr\u003e Notes        295\u003cbr\u003e Steinbeck's Short Novels: Comprehensive Checklist of Criticism        315\u003cbr\u003e Contributors        347\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406011244887,"sku":"9780822309949","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822309949.jpg?v=1730494234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-short-novels-of-john-steinbeck-9780822309949","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}