The Grapes of Wrath: Text and Criticism; Revised Edition

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Penguin Publishing Group, 1997 - Fiction - 712 pages
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

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Contents

Wrath in Oklahoma
490
JACKSON J BENSON The Background to
505
JOHN STEINBECK Suggestion for an Interview with
540
Copyright

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About the author (1997)

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Grapes of Wrath: Text and Criticism; Revised Edition
Critical Library, Viking
Viking critical library
AuthorJohn Steinbeck
EditorsPeter Lisca, Kevin Hearle
Edition2, revised
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group, 1997
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedMar 14, 2008
ISBN0140247750, 9780140247756
Length712 pages
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