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The Grapes of Wrath: A Re-Consideration is a collection of essays compiled by Steinbeck bibliographer, Michael J. Meyer, in celebration of the novel's seventieth anniversary. Following the pattern of previous books in the Dialogue series, this study presents analyses by senior Steinbeck scholars and also introduces several new voices. Issues addressed include accusations about the novel's sentimentality, speculations about its status as a work of naturalism, and questions about its experimental structure. In addition, the language and imagery of the novel, its religious overtones, and its reputation as a radical work of art are revisited with fresh insights. Because The Grapes of Wrath holds iconic stature as an American masterpiece, both scholarly and lay readers will welcome this two volume set since it includes many new avenues of approach that will encourage greater insights, deeper understandings, and further explorations of the complexities of Steinbeckâs achievements in this classic work of art.
VOLUME I Preface Acknowledgements Brian Railsback: Introduction I: THE HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF GRAPES R.S. Simmonds: The Holograph Manuscript SECTION II: INFLUENCES ON GRAPES D. ÄerÄe: Steinbeckâs The Grapes of Wrath as Socialist/Communist Propaganda K.A. Rodger: A Shared Poetic M.J. Meyer: Fermenting The Grapes of Wrath C.M. Hilger: Sacred Path K. MacPhail: âHeâsâa kind of a manâ A. Gilmore: Biblical Wilderness in The Grapes of Wrath J. Clark Pratt: Religion in The Grapes of Wrath III: GRAPES AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS J. Arthur: Where Is The Dust? F. Schwieger: The Joad Collective S. Henkel: A Seditious Proposal L.A. Kirby: A Radical Revisioning J. Galligani Casey: Dis/Locating the Radical in the Grapes of Wrath R. Miltner: Monopolizing Monsters IV: GRAPES AND THEORY F.E. Cruz: âIn Between a Past and Future Townâ R. Ficociello: Steinbeckâs Civil War H. Veggian: Displacements and Encampments V: GRAPES AND ECOLOGICAL/EVOLUTIONARY CONCERNS J.P. Turpin: Making and Breaking Golden Rules K. Hicks: âIt ainât kin we? Itâs will we?â VOLUME II VI: GRAPES AND RACE ISSUES A. Craig Lancaster: Subverting Eugenic Discourse E. Royston Battat: Okie Outlaws and Dust Bowl Fugitives S. Wald: âWe Ainât Foreignâ VII: GRAPES AND LANGUAGE/WORD CHOICE H. Sklar: Breaking Bread R.C. Evans: The Poetry of Folks Talkinâ D. Cosier Solomon: John Steinbeck and the King James Version VIII: GRAPES AND RHETORICAL APPROACHES/STRUCTURE D. Griesbach: âThe Whole Texture of the Country at Onceâ J.J. Han: A Defense of Steinbeckâs Intercalary Chapters in The Grapes of Wrath M. Seligman: A Picture and an Experience Emerge IX: GRAPES AS NATURALISTIC FICTION C.L. Etheridge, Jr.: The Grapes of Wrath and Literary Naturalism A. Gibbs: Naturalism and Steinbeckâs âCurious Compromiseâ in The Grapes of Wrath X: GRAPES AND OTHER ARTS N. Allen: Re-Viewing John Fordâs The Grapes of Wrath M.J. Meyer: Share and Share Alike K. Bosse: The Music of Steinbeck S.F.S. Pardini: Steinbeck, Guthrie, and Springsteen C.Z. Goering: Open Their Ears, Open Their Books, Open Their World XI: INFLUENCES OF GRAPES ON OTHERS E. Skipper: Conoverâs Coyotes K.M. Haven: âAn away thing and a stay thingâ Afterword Abstracts of Arguments About the Authors Index