John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath

The philosophical Joads / Frederic I. Carpenter

The fully matured art: The grapes of wrath / Howard Levant

The grapes of wrath and Old Testament skepticism / James D. Brasch

Flat wine from The grapes of wrath / Floyd C. Watkins

Steinbeck, the people, and the party / Sylvia Jenkins Cook

The enduring power of the Joads / Donald Pizer

Steinbeck and nature's self: The grapes of wrath / John J. Conder

The indestructible women: Ma Joad and Rose of Sharon / Mimi Reisel Gladstein.

Introduction / Harold Bloom

The fully matured art : The grapes of wrath / Howard Levant

The grapes of wrath : an achievement of genius / Peter Lisca

From patriarchy to matriarchy : Ma Joad's role in The grapes of wrath / Warren Motley

The American Joads / Louis Owens

From heroine to supporting player : the diminution of Ma Joad / Mimi Reisel Gladstein

"Happy-wife-and-motherdom" : the portrayal of Ma Joad in John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath / Nellie McKay

Pilgrims' politics : Steinbeck's art of conversion / Stephen Railton

Turning wine into water : water as privileged signifier in The grapes of wrath / David N. Cassuto

The darwinian grapes of wrath / Brian Railsback

The ghost of Tom Joad : Steinbeck's legacy in the songs of Bruce Springsteen / Gavin Cologne-Brookes

Afterthought / Harold Bloom.