Traveling A New Path: Steinbeck's Experimentation with Narration in Sea of Cortez, a Russian Journal, and Travels with Charley
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Department
Literature and Languages
Date of Award
5-22-2024
Abstract
The mid-twentieth century marked a period of considerable change within the genre of travel writing, specifically in America, and within this period, John Steinbeck would contribute significantly to the shifts that were occurring within the genre as he produced three pieces of travel writing that experimented with new techniques of narrative style and voice. As many notable writers of fiction and poetry began to try their hand at travel writing, Steinbeck’s travel narratives were quickly absorbed into the broader changes that were occurring within the genre. This project will argue that Steinbeck’s three pieces of travel writing—Sea of Cortez, A Russian Journal, and Travels with Charley— each employ new approaches and styles and serve as examples of the development and evolution of the genre of travel writing during the mid-twentieth century. With these three texts, Steinbeck employs many different experimental narrative and stylistic choices that contribute, not only to the individual texts themselves, but also to developments that occurred within this genre during this time.
Advisor
Karen Roggenkamp
Subject Categories
American Literature | American Studies | Arts and Humanities
Recommended Citation
Landaverde, Sara, "Traveling A New Path: Steinbeck's Experimentation with Narration in Sea of Cortez, a Russian Journal, and Travels with Charley" (2024). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 1160.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/1160
