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Textual Transformations in John Steibeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"

By Gabriella Tóth

Textual Transformations in John Steibeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" Books

Textual Transformations in John Steibeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"

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The first half of the twentieth century, regarded as the modernist period, is characterised by a cultural melting pot of various isms, a technological boom, social and political crises on the old as well as the new continent. In terms of cultural studies, the period can be characterized as a time of ambivalence. On the one hand, we may discern a firm belief in the immense technological and industrial power of human beings. In art - according to Habermas -, however, one can detect "a split between an essentially romantic conservatism and progressivism that puts its weight behind science and technology." (Giddens 1981, 16) By the same token due to the experiences of the first world war in which "mass society had produced a form of mass destruction" (Lauter 2006, 852) an immensely pessimistic view of technology came into being. As a result of these events, a sense of alienation was expressed by artists, such as Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, (ibid.) and at least to some extent by John Steinbeck.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
52
Release Date:
2025-11-03
Publication Date:
2025-11-03
Publisher:
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
6209175538
ISBN13:
9786209175534
Weight:
96 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
220 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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