Biography
The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z616 1984Publication Date: 1984, reissued 1990Reveals the dimensions of the man and the events of his life as he pursued his artistic vocation. (Online version requires creating a user name and password.)
John Steinbeck by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z786 1994Publication Date: 1994A finely wrought portrait of Steinbeck's youth, friendships, marriages, travels, & the creation of each book, play, & film.
Journals
Steinbeck Review (dates vary with database; requires OU 4x4)
Call Number: OnlineAn authorized publication on the life and works of American novelist John Steinbeck. Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies. (Choose database that covers the years you would like to view.)
Steinbeck Quarterly (1968-1993)Call Number: Online & PS 3537 .T3234 S842 (1972-1993)Originally published by the John Steinbeck Society of America.Steinbeck Studies (2004-2005; requires OU 4x4)
Call Number: OnlineMartha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies. Title was absorbed by Steinbeck Review, above.
Critical Studies (Books or Book Chapters)
"Introductory Essay" in John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 I5 2006Publication Date: 1992 ed., reissued 2006
John Steinbeck by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z65 1975Publication Date: 1975, reissued 1984The novels and short stories of Steinbeck are discussed and an analysis of the reactions of literary critics is given.
John Steinbeck by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z7147 1989Publication Date: 1988An analysis of Steinbeck's contribution to the genre of the short story. (Online version requires creating a user name and password.)
John Steinbeck by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z723Publication Date: 1980A brief review of the author's life followed by an examination of his fiction. (Online version requires creating a user name and password.)
The Steinbeck Question: New Essays in Criticism by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z8823 2001Publication Date: 1993Critical discussion of a fine and prolific artist.
John Steinbeck: The War Years, 1939-1945 by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z8667 1996Publication Date: 1996Through a close study of Steinbeck's large wartime output, as well as an examination of his thinking, this book examines why the critical opinion that Steinbeck declined as a writer after publication of The Grapes of Wrath is so widely held. This study includes a large number of extracts from Steinbeck's unpublished letters and other writings.
The Dramatic Landscape of Steinbeck's Short Stories by Call Number: PS 3537 .T3234 Z927 1990Publication Date: 1990Online version requires creating a user name and password.
