The pull of politics : Steinbeck, Wright, Hemingway, and the Left in the late 1930s

The pull of politics : Steinbeck, Wright, Hemingway, and the Left in the late 1930s / Milton A. Cohen.

"John Steinbeck, Richard Wright, and Ernest Hemingway shared two significant similarities in the late 1930s. First, they wrote the most important American novels of 1939 and 1940: The Grapes of Wrath, Native Son, and For Whom the Bell Tolls, novels that enjoyed enormous critical acclaim and pop...

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Main Author: Cohen, Milton A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968. > Grapes of wrath.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960. > Native son.
Hemingway, Ernest, > 1899-1961. > For whom the bell tolls.
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968 > Political and social views.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Political and social views.
Hemingway, Ernest, > 1899-1961 > Political and social views.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960. > Political and social views.
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968. > Political and social views.
Hemingway, Ernest, > 1899-1961
Steinbeck, John, > 1902-1968
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960
Native son (Wright, Richard)
For whom the bell tolls (Hemingway, Ernest)
Grapes of wrath (Steinbeck, John)
1900-1999
Novelists, American > 20th century > Political and social views.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Politics in literature.
Right and left (Political science) in literature.
1900 - 1999.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Political and social views
Politics and literature
Politics in literature
Right and left (Political science) in literature
STEINBECK, JOHN, 1902-1968. GRAPES OF WRATH.
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1. Steinbeck: 1934-1939; Chapter 2. Wright: 1933-1939; Chapter 3. Hemingway: 1932-1939; Chapter 4. Synthesis: Three Pulls to the Left; Part 2; Chapter 5. The Grapes of Wrath: Passionate Contradictions; Chapter 6. Native Son: Who Is Bigger Thomas?; Chapter 7. For Whom the Bell Tolls: Robert Jordan's (and Ernest Hemingway's) "True Book"; Part 3; Chapter 8. Falling Away; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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