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Chronology Entries (7)

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1	1990-2000	John Steinbeck and China : general. Tao Jie : Real interest in China in Steinback started in the mid- or late 1990s. By then most of the Chinese reading public and scholars had finally lost their interest in modernism and the jargon and obscurity of critical theory. Especially useful was the Chinese translation of Warren French's biography. Academic articles started to appear in the five main journals and in college or university academic journals.	Person: Steinbeck, John
2	1996	Dong, Hengxun. Lun Sitanbeike de xing yu shu [ID D30673]. The greatest problem with Steinbeck, according to Dong, is that he was not at all outstanding in literary factors such as form, stylistic devices, and characterization. Even though his 'dramatic fiction' was somewhat original in conception, the lack of depth in the content was a serious flaw. Dong also criticized Steinbeck for his changes in viewpoint, and particularly for his relationship with the political VIPs in the government after the Second World War, and Dong supports his argument with a quotation from Steinbeck's son about his father's attitude toward the Vietnam War and also with Steinbeck's own comment : "Compared with the 30s, it is more difficult to say who are the underdogs in the 50s and 60s".	Person: Dong, Hengxun Person: Steinbeck, John
3	1999	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 [ID D30669]. Tian Junwu disagrees with viewpoints that this novel about human loneliness, or the conflict between 'good' and 'evil', or class conflict or an allegory of friendship. He argues that Steinbeck had Burns' poem in mind while writing the book and intended to reveal that humans, like mice, are unable to escape from the control of fate.	Document: Chinesisches Internet. u.a. : http://www.baidu.com/. (China, Web) Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Tian, Junwu
4	1999	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.	Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Tian, Junwu
5	1999	Fang, Jie. Sitanbeike Mengtelei xiao shuo zhong di ren sheng zhe xue [ID D30672]. Fang Jie starts with Cup of gold, a book that had never been mentioned in China before, and argues that Merlin is the archetype of Steinbeck's dropouts in Tortillia flat, Cannery row, and Sweet Thursday. In all three novels, Steinbeck wrote with affectionale and compassionate understanding of the world's disinherited, the lovable and exotic 'paisanos' in Monterey. To Fang, Tortilla flat is neither an ordinary picaresque novel nor a mock-epic. Neither is it a modern version of King Arthur and his knights. The dropouts are at a disadvantage from the very beginning and unable to participate competitively in modern society. What is more, Danny's friends are no longer isolated loners but active members of their group. They are offered as a contrast to people obsessed with the pursuit of money, fame, and social position in a materialistic world. The novel is seen as a piece of serious literature severely criticizing mainstream culture in the United States. Fang thinks that Cannery row is Steinbeck's reaction to a world that enters World War II after eleven years of economic depression. It is about a transition from the old to the new, but unfortunately the new world is imperfect. The significance of the novel lies in its philosophy, the logos of Taoism. The grocer Lee is therefore of essential importance to the whole book, although he is never at the center of the story, because he understands the essence of the Tao and the spirit of American commercial society and knows how to find a balance between the two. Doc is another important character whose unworldly style of life is a representation of Taoist philosophy. This use of Taoism indicates that Steinbeck intends to find a new value system to replace that of the capitalist society. Taoist philosophy adheres to the non-teleology he had always advocated and thus becomes the mainspring in the world of Cannery Row. Although Sweet Thursday reflects changes in Steinbeck's thinking. Fang defends the work by saying that Doc's becoming a good husband and a responsible father in Steinbeck's attempt to find a compromise between individualism and social responsibility and is an expression of his belief and hope that human beings have the ability to cultivate and even perfect themselves. Thus, all three Monterey novels are representations of Steinbeck's reflections on man and society, his identification of the true value of man, and his critique of Americans' outlook on social values. While he had great sympathy for social dropouts, he criticized them for their escape from social responsibility.	Person: Fang, Jie Person: Steinbeck, John
6	2000-2002	Xin bian Meiguo wen xue shi [ID D30668]. The chapter of Steinbeck provides new information and divides Steinbeck's career into four periods, emphasizing the second period from 1936 to 1939 with the tgrilogy about workers, and acknowledging two important works in his last period from 1953 to 1968, Sweet Thursday and The winter of our discontent. For the first time in Chinese criticism, Steinbeck is related to California and the myths of the frontier in the West. Also for the first time is East of Eden discussed in some detail. The writer believes that the theme of the novel is a continuation of Steinbeck's central concern in his writing career – the results of the American dream. He also points out that Steinbeck's experimentation with narrative technique is worthy of our special attention. The winter of our discontent is seen more as an exploration of the relationship between language and morality than as a story of its own.	Person: Liu, Haiping Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Wang, Shouren
7	2001	Wen, Jiexia. 'Bai chi ju ren' de yin yu shi lun Sitanbeike xiao shuo Ren shu zhi jian [ID D30670]. Wen Jiexia explores the implied symbolism of the 'retarded obsessed giant'. She thinks Lenny is the personification of human aspiration. More than merely retarded, he is possessed by an obsession. She claims that Steinbeck is carrying on the tradition of Rabelais and Cervantes in Of mice and men.	Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Wen, Jiexia

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#	Year	Bibliographical Data	Type / Abbreviation	Linked Data
1	1996	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	Publication / SteJ53	Cited by: Chinesisches Internet. u.a. : http://www.baidu.com/. (China, Web) Person: Dong, Hengxun Person: Steinbeck, John
2	1999	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	Publication / SteJ49	Cited by: Chinesisches Internet. u.a. : http://www.baidu.com/. (China, Web) Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Tian, Junwu
3	1999	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'	Publication / SteJ51	Cited by: Chinesisches Internet. u.a. : http://www.baidu.com/. (China, Web) Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Tian, Junwu
4	1999	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	Publication / SteJ52	Cited by: Chinesisches Internet. u.a. : http://www.baidu.com/. (China, Web) Person: Fang, Jie Person: Steinbeck, John
5	2001	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	Publication / SteJ50	Cited by: Chinesisches Internet. u.a. : http://www.baidu.com/. (China, Web) Person: Steinbeck, John Person: Wen, Jiexia

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