John Steinbeck is most known for the body of work he
produced before the second world war than for what
he produced during or afterward. This book offers a
close examination of his post-war or Cold War body
of work to show that the winner of the 1962 Nobel
Prize in literature never departed from the social
philosophy -- the fam''bly of man -- that so endeared
him to his readership in such works as THE GRAPES OF
WRATH and OF MICE AND MEN.
Indeed, A RUSSIAN JOURNAL, EAST OF EDEN, THE WINTER
OF OUR DISCONTENT, and TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY all
contain elements of what is also known as the
phalanx or group-man theory. This theory,
particularly, went against the grain of rigid,
paranoia-filled Cold War politics, showing quite
clearly that Steinbeck, never mind his idea''s loose
resemblance to communism, was not one to abandon his
convictions.
produced before the second world war than for what
he produced during or afterward. This book offers a
close examination of his post-war or Cold War body
of work to show that the winner of the 1962 Nobel
Prize in literature never departed from the social
philosophy -- the fam''bly of man -- that so endeared
him to his readership in such works as THE GRAPES OF
WRATH and OF MICE AND MEN.
Indeed, A RUSSIAN JOURNAL, EAST OF EDEN, THE WINTER
OF OUR DISCONTENT, and TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY all
contain elements of what is also known as the
phalanx or group-man theory. This theory,
particularly, went against the grain of rigid,
paranoia-filled Cold War politics, showing quite
clearly that Steinbeck, never mind his idea''s loose
resemblance to communism, was not one to abandon his
convictions.