Fifty Years Gone: A Personal Statement

IF 0.9 0 LITERATURE, AMERICAN

Steinbeck Review Pub Date : 2018-12-14 DOI:10.5325/STEINBECKREVIEW.15.2.0116

Robert Demott

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Abstract:This personal reminiscence of John Steinbeck's life and works recalls the novelist's ethical impact, concluding that Steinbeck does us all a continuing service by his lifelong adherence to honoring truthfulness, accurate discourse—and especially the humanistic values of perfectibility, empathy, and inclusiveness that allow us to achieve "understanding and communication," as he pointed out in his 1962 Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Steinbeck's greatest books are an antidote to—if not a blatant call to resist—the tidal wave of vain posturing, fake news, obfuscation, debasement of language, and outright lies that seem to be the stock in trade of our grievously callous and incompetent current administration.

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五十年过去了:个人陈述

摘要：这段对约翰·斯坦贝克生活和作品的个人回忆回忆起了这位小说家的道德影响，得出的结论是，斯坦贝克一生都坚持尊重真实、准确的话语，尤其是完美、同理心、，正如他在1962年诺贝尔奖获奖感言中所指出的那样，包容性使我们能够实现“理解和沟通”。斯坦贝克最伟大的书是对抗——如果不是公然呼吁抵制的话——虚荣的姿态、假新闻、混淆、语言贬低和彻头彻尾的谎言的浪潮的解药，这些似乎是我们无情无能的现任政府的惯用伎俩。

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期刊介绍： Steinbeck Review is an authorized publication on the life and works of American novelist John Steinbeck (1902–1968). It publishes scholarly articles; notes; book and performance reviews; creative writing; original artwork; and short intercalary pieces offering fresh perspectives, including notes on contemporary references to Steinbeck, discussions of the contexts of his work, and an occasional poem. Steinbeck Review has a threefold mission of broadening the scope of Steinbeck criticism, promoting the work of new and established scholars, and serving as a resource for Steinbeck teachers at all levels.