The Grapes of Wrath: Text and Criticism -- John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression follows the western moevement of wone family and a nation in search of work and human dignity. This completely updated Viking Critical Library Edition of <b>The Grapes of Wrath</b> includes the full text of the novel, corrected in 1996, as well as extensive and contextual material including: <p><ul><li>Essays placing <b>The Grapes of Wrath</b> in social context, including a 1942 essay by Carey McWilliams about migrant workers and working conditions and a Martin Schockley piece on the reception of <b>The Grapes of Wrath </b>in Oklahoma<li>Eight new essays by John Ditsky, Nellie Y. McKay, MimiReisel Gladstein, Louis Owens, and others<li>An essay on the background to the composition of <b>The Grapes of Wrath</b> by Steinbeck's biographer, Jackson J. Benson<li>An introduction by the editor, a chronology, a list of topics for discussion and papers, and a bibliography</li></li></li></li></ul></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> John Steinbeck<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 07/01/1997<br><b>Pages:</b> 738<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.20lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140247756<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.9<br><b>Point Value:</b> 25<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>5983 / Grapes of Wrath<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>John Steinbeck (1902-1968