{"title":"Steinbeck’s Debt to Irish Humor","authors":"N. Taylor","doi":"10.5325/steinbeckreview.19.2.0131","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:An examination of Steinbeck’s “Letters to Alicia,” a series of travel essays published inNewsday between 1965 and 1967, reveals the influence of Irish jokes and humorous stories on the structure and focus of Steinbeck’s late-career nonfiction.","PeriodicalId":40417,"journal":{"name":"Steinbeck Review","volume":"19 1","pages":"131 - 140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Steinbeck Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5325/steinbeckreview.19.2.0131","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE, AMERICAN","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:An examination of Steinbeck’s “Letters to Alicia,” a series of travel essays published inNewsday between 1965 and 1967, reveals the influence of Irish jokes and humorous stories on the structure and focus of Steinbeck’s late-career nonfiction.
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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.