| Description |
173 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-166) and index. |
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"Works by John Steinbeck" (p. 167). |
| Contents |
Themes in Of mice and men -- Need for commitment / Louis Owens -- Dream of independence / Joseph Fontenrose -- Control and freedom / Samuel I. Bellman -- Study of social conflict / B. Ramachandra Rao -- Parable of the curse of Cain / William Goldhurst -- War between good and evil / Leo Gurko -- Misogyny in Of mice and men / Jean Emery -- Symbols, structure, and fictional method -- Christian synmbolism in Of mice and men / Lee Dacus -- Patterns that make meaning / Peter Lisca -- Game of cards as central symbol / Micahel W. Shurgot -- Ed Rickett's influence on Steinbeck's fiction / Richard Astro -- Critical selection -- Lyricism in Of mice and men / R. Ganapathy -- Mechanical story with subhuman characters / Mark Van Doren -- Gender in Of mice and men / Mark Spilka -- Dream of a male utopia / Leland S. Person -- Of mice and men lacks genuine tragedy / Harry Thornton Moore -- Of mice and men : the play -- Play accentuates the consummate art of Steinbeck / Burton Rascoe -- Use of candy on the stage / Robert Cardullo -- 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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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 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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1565106520 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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