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BL
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694434
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b516623
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| Title & Author
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John Steinbeck's short stories /\ edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Bloom's Literary Criticism,, [2011]
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, ©2011
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| Series Statement
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Bloom's modern critical interpretations
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1 online resource (vii, 137 pages).
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| ISBN
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1438137451 (electronic bk.)
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: 9781438137452 (electronic bk.)
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160413271X
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9781604132717
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction / Harold Bloom -- The god in the darkness: a study of John Steinbeck and D.H. Lawrence / Richard F. Peterson -- The red pony: commitment and quest / Louis Owens -- The red pony: "the desolation of loss" / John H. Timmerman -- A search for meaning in "Flight" / Robert M. Benton -- "The chrysanthemums": Steinbeck's pygmalion / Susan Shillinglaw -- Longing for the lost frontier: Steinbeck's vision of cultural decline in "The white quail" and "The chrysanthemums" / Christopher S. Busch -- "Your own mind coming out in the garden": Steinbeck's elusive woman / John Ditsky -- Faulkner and Steinbeck: thematic and stylistic resonance in the early stories / Mimi Reisel Gladstein -- "Surrendering to the feminine": implied author compassion in "The chrysanthemums" and "Hills like white elephants" / Stephen K. George -- Lonely ladies and landscapes: a comparison of John Steinbeck's "The white quail" and Eudora Welty's "A curtain of green" / Charlotte Cook Hadella.
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| Abstract
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Hailed for his novels of post-Depression American life, John Steinbeck has received equal acclaim for his short fiction. This volume examines the reception and legacy of such enduring works as "The Red Pony," "The Pearl," and "The Chrysanthemums." Critical essays on these works and others are found in this new volume, giving students studying Steinbeck's short stories assistance in understanding and writing about this author. A chronology, bibliography, index, and introduction by Yale scholar Harold Bloom enhance this new title.
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Steinbeck, John,1902-1968-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Literature.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
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Steinbeck, John.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.52
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| LC Classification
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PS3537.T3234Z71569 2011eb
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| Added Entry
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Bloom, Harold.
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