个人回忆:为什么斯坦贝克对我很重要

IF 0.9 0 LITERATURE, AMERICAN
William J. Ray
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摘要:约翰·斯坦贝克(John Steinbeck)的逝世纪念日值得庆祝,也值得审视他在50年后对读者的影响。这位读者是在晚年才接触到斯坦贝克的,这得益于运气、闲暇和朋友们的帮助,比如克里斯托弗·希钦斯(Christopher Hitchens)。希钦斯写了关于斯坦贝克和乔治·奥威尔(George Orwell,对希钦斯来说最重要的作家)的文章,这些文章成为了一张地图和钥匙,揭示了斯坦贝克在孤立阅读时所遗漏的许多东西。读者的教育和生活经历证明了斯坦贝克的持久价值,彼得·希钦斯(Peter Hitchens)对斯坦贝克的反驳证明了斯坦贝克对两个像该隐和亚伯一样不同的读者有着不同的意义,但却有着深刻的意义。书中引用并比较了奥威尔、斯坦贝克和爱德华·里基茨(Edward Ricketts)的作品,以表明作为圣公会教徒的成长如何给他们提供了共同的基础和参考框架,并对他们的葬礼安排进行了描述和比较,以表明无神论者如何保留对仪式和经文的尊重。最近琼·迪迪安的作品和关于她的作品被引用为证据,证明阅读斯坦贝克为其他作家和过去的经历打开了新的视野。
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A Personal Reminiscence: Why Steinbeck Matters to Me
Abstract:The anniversary of John Steinbeck's death is cause for celebration and for examining how and why he still matters to readers fifty years later. This reader came to Steinbeck late in life, aided by luck, leisure, and help from friends like Christopher Hitchens, whose writing about Steinbeck and George Orwell, the writer who mattered most to Hitchens, became a map and key to connections that reveal much about Steinbeck that is missed when he is read in isolation. The reader's education and life experience are brought to bear as proof of Steinbeck's enduring value, and a counterstatement on Steinbeck by Peter Hitchens is offered as evidence that Steinbeck mattered differently but deeply to two readers who were as different as Cain and Abel. Passages from Orwell, Steinbeck, and Edward Ricketts are quoted and compared to show how growing up as Episcopalians gave them a common grounding and frame of reference, and their funeral arrangements are described and compared to show how atheists retain a respect for ritual and scripture. Recent writing by and about Joan Didion is cited as evidence that reading Steinbeck opens new vistas on other writers and past experience.
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Steinbeck Review
Steinbeck Review LITERATURE, AMERICAN-
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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.
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