| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Critical insights |
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Critical insights.
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| Contents |
About this volume : Steinbeck, capitalism, economics, and nature at odds / Laura Nicosia and James F. Nicosia -- On The pearl : defying some critics, satisfying many readers / Laura Nicosia and James F. Nicosia -- Biography of John Steinbeck / Laura Nicosia and James F. Nicosia -- Historical context of The pearl : Steinbeck's vision of Mexico / Melinda Knight -- Critical reception of John Steinbeck's The pearl : how a neglected novella became a classic / Melinda Knight -- "So that one beautified the other" : an ecocritical perspective on character and place in John Steinbeck's The pearl / Kyler Campbell -- Pearls, marlin, and small tragedies : Steinbeck's The pearl and Hemingway's The old man and the sea / James Plath -- Of mollusks and men : an ecocritical approach to The pearl / Lowell Wyse -- "This is the whole" : ecological thinking in John Steinbeck's The pearl / Christopher Bowman -- Steps to a littoral ecology : community and nature in John Steinbeck's The pearl / Michael Zeitler -- The song of inequality : sickness and wealth in Steinbeck's The pearl / Jericho Williams -- "The detachment of God" : a theopoetic reading of Steinbeck's The pearl / Kelly C. MacPhail -- Surrendering : Steinbeck's The pearl as an artistic failure / John J. Han -- Who stole Kino's cheese? Socioeconomic determinism in The pearl / Arun Khevariya -- The portrayal of "poverty people" in John Steinbeck's The pearl and Tortilla flat / Emily P. Hamburger -- A comparative exploration of devaluation of women, ownership, and violence in John Steinbeck's The chrysanthemums and The pearl / Elisabeth Bayley -- Culture, identity, and otherness : an analysis of Kino's songs in John Steinbeck's The pearl and Pilate's melody in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon / Tammie Jenkins |
| Summary |
This book explores the many factors that have made Steinbeck's short novel so enduringly appealing, examining the history of the work's critical reception while also contributing new insights that have not been pursued before |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Pearl.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 fast |
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Pearl (Steinbeck, John) fast |
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Human ecology in literature.
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Human ecology in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nicosia, Laura M., editor.
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Nicosia, James F., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781642653120 |
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1642653128 |
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