| Description |
173 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature |
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Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and index. |
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"Works by John Steinbeck": page 167. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Themes in Of mice and men -- 1. Need for commitment / Jouis Owens -- 2. Dream of independence / Joseph Fontenrose -- 3. Control and freedom / Samuel I. Bellman -- 4. Study of social conflict / B. Ramachandra Rao -- 5. Parable of the curse of Cain / William Goldhurst -- 6. War between good and evil / Leo Gurko -- 7. Misogyny in Of mice and men / Jean Emery -- ch. 2. Symbols, structure, and fictional method -- 1. Christian symbolism in Of mice and men / Lee Dacus -- 2. Patterns that make meaning / Peter Lisca -- 3. Game of cards as central symbol / Micahel W. Shurgot -- 4. Ed Rickett's influence on Steinbeck's fiction / Richard Astro -- ch. 3. Critical selection -- 1. Lyricism in Of mice and men / R. Ganapathy -- 2. Mechanical story with subhuman characters / Mark Van Doren -- 3. 3. Gender in Of mice and men / Mark Spilka -- 4. Dream of a male utopia / Leland S. Person -- 5. Of mice and men lacks genuine tragedy / Harry Thornton Moore -- ch. 4. Of mice and men: the play -- 1. Play accentuates the consummate art of Steinbeck / Burton Rascoe -- 2. Use of candy on the stage / robert Cardullo -- 3. Steinbeck's use of a play format restricts the development of the story / Howard Levant. |
| Subject |
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Of mice and men.
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Salinas River Valley (Calif.) -- In literature.
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Friendship in literature.
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Cowboys in literature.
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| Added Author |
Karson, Jill.
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| Added Title |
Of mice and men |
| ISBN |
1565106539 library binding alkaline paper |
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1565106520 paperback alkaline paper |
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