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Year

1999

Text

Tian, Junwu. Qian lun yue han : Sitanbeike de ju ben xiao shuo [ID D30671].
Tian discusses Of mice and men, The moon is down and The pearl. He uses evidence from the three stories to prove that they all contain dramatic elements : themes about the struggle between good and veil, which is 'the only struggle that creates suspense' ; a staged structure in which there is a high concentration of characters, plot, and scenes ; the dramatic conflict between beautiful dreams and a destructive evil spirit ; and a narrative consisting of language much like stage directions and dramatic dialogue. He concludes that the Broadway success of plays adapted from these novelettes proved that Steinbeck's experiments in dramatic fiction were highly fortuitous.

Mentioned People (2)

Steinbeck, John  (Salinas, Calif. 1902-1968 New York) : Schriftsteller, Dramatiker, Journalist, Nobelpreisträger

Tian, Junwu  (1966-)

Subjects

Literature : Occident : United States of America

Documents (1)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 2008 Tao, Jie. Steinbeck studies in China. In : John Steinbeck's global dimension. Ed. by Kyoko Ariki [et al.]. (Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008). Publication / SteJ3
  • Source: Dong, Hengxun. Lun Sitanbeike de xing yu shu. In : Wai guo wen xue ping lun ; no 1 (1996). [John Steinbeck's ups and downs].
    论斯坦贝克的兴与衰 (SteJ53, Publication)
  • Source: Tian, Junwu. Shu yu ren de zui jia she ji chang chang luo kong : guan yu yue han si tan bei ke Ren shu zhi jian de ji zhong zhu ti. In : Hubei min zu xue yuan xue bao ; no 1 (1999). [The best laid schemes of Mice and men / Gang aft Agley : the theme of Steinbeck's Of mice and men].
    鼠与人的最佳设计常常落空 : 关于约翰?斯坦贝克人鼠之间的几种主体 田俊武 (SteJ49, Publication)
  • Source: Tian, Junwu. Qian lun yue han : Sitanbeike de ju ben xiao shuo. In : Wai guo wen xue ping lun ; no 1 (1999). [A tentative analysis of John Steinbeck's dramatic fiction].
    浅论约翰斯坦贝克的'剧本小说' (SteJ51, Publication)
  • Source: Fang, Jie. Sitanbeike Mengtelei xiao shuo zhong di ren sheng zhe xue. In : Wai guo wen xue ping lun ; vol. 2 (1999). [The life philosophy of Steinbeck's Monterey novels].
    斯坦贝克蒙特雷小说中的人生哲学 (SteJ52, Publication)
  • Source: Wen, Jiexia. 'Bai chi ju ren' de yin yu shi lun Sitanbeike xiao shuo Ren shu zhi jian. In : Wai guo wen xue ping lun ; no 2 (2001). [Implications of 'The retarded giant' : an analysis of Steinbeck's Of mice and men].
    白痴巨人的隐喻试论斯坦贝克的小说人鼠之间.外国文学评论 (SteJ50, Publication)
  • Cited by: Worldcat/OCLC (WC, Web)
  • Person: Steinbeck, John
  • Person: Tao, Jie