万福，皮蓬国王

IF 0.9 0 LITERATURE, AMERICAN

Steinbeck Review Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.5325/steinbeckreview.20.2.0183

John Castiglione

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自 1957 年出版后不久，《皮平四世的短暂统治》就被认为是斯坦贝克最没有特色的作品，并被普遍认为是他小说中的垫底之作。本文主张重新评价这一共识，认为《皮平四世短命记》不仅就其本身而言是斯坦贝克艺术作品的重要组成部分，更重要的是，将其作为倒数第二部小说的文学序列来看待。在他的小说作品于 1961 年画上不和谐的句号之前，斯坦贝克在《皮平》中将其比作音乐的尾声，通过音调、节奏或基调的变化来改变乐章的主题，从而达到终结的艺术效果。皮平》是斯坦贝克最后一次在小说中表达对人类生存环境的乐观态度、

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All Hail, King Pippin!

Since shortly after its publication in 1957, The Short Reign of Pippin IV has been considered Steinbeck’s least characteristic work and is universally viewed as standing squarely at the bottom of his canon of fiction. This article argues for a reevaluation of the consensus view, arguing that Pippin is a crucial part of Steinbeck’s artistic oeuvre not only on its own merits but more importantly when viewed in literary sequence as his penultimate novel. Before his fictional work draws to a dissonant close in 1961, in Pippin Steinbeck draws a comparison to a musical coda that achieves an artistic effect of finality by altering the main themes of a movement through changes in tone, tempo, or key. Pippin is the last time Steinbeck expresses in fiction a fundamentally optimistic orientation toward the human condition,

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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.