Published in the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1937 and dramatized for the stage in that same year, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a tale of the American dream gone awry. The import of that failed dream - embodied in the lives of struggling migrant farmworkers - for the individual soul and for the country as a whole is examined in this study. Hadella informs her literary analysis of Steinbeck's novel with background on the history of Californian agribusiness and on Steinbeck's activity on behalf of migrant ...
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Published in the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1937 and dramatized for the stage in that same year, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a tale of the American dream gone awry. The import of that failed dream - embodied in the lives of struggling migrant farmworkers - for the individual soul and for the country as a whole is examined in this study. Hadella informs her literary analysis of Steinbeck's novel with background on the history of Californian agribusiness and on Steinbeck's activity on behalf of migrant workers. She also discusses the stage and film versions of the work.
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Fine- 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 98 pages. "John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men remains one of the most keenly perceptive examinations of the Ameican dream of individual liberty. The author examines the means by which Steinbeck brought this kinship of powerlessness to literary and dramatic light by telling the deceptively simple story of poor people at work on a California ranch." FINE-SOFTCOVER.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: 9780805785906.
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Good. Size: 5x0x8; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes; Good trade paperback with creasing, nicked, stickers, poclet, dog-eared, tape on spne, ex-library, dog-eared, stained edges, stamps, and prompt shipping with tracking.
