Steinbeck and the Environment: Interdisciplinary Approaches

by Susan Shillinglaw and Wesley N. Tiffney

Book Overview

This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores in-depth a topic previously neglected by scholars: John Steinbeck's early continuing preoccupation with ecology and marine biology and the effect of that interest on his writings. Written by scholars from various disciplines, the essays offer a dynamic contribution to the study of John Steinbeck by considering his writings from an environmental perspective. They reveal Steinbeck as a prophet that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817308466
• ISBN13: 9780817308469
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"