Steinbeck's Debt to Irish Humor
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Steinbeck Review
Volume
19
Issue
2
DOI
10.5325/steinbeckreview.19.2.0131
First Page
131
Last Page
140
Abstract
An examination of Steinbeck's "Letters to Alicia,"a series of travel essays published in Newsday between 1965 and 1967, reveals the influence of Irish jokes and humorous stories on the structure and focus of Steinbeck's late-career nonfiction.
Keywords
Irish humor, John Huston, John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
Department
English and Comparative Literature
Recommended Citation
Nicholas Taylor. "Steinbeck's Debt to Irish Humor" Steinbeck Review (2022): 131-140. https://doi.org/10.5325/steinbeckreview.19.2.0131
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