JOHN STEINBECK’S SHORT STORY GENRE IN THE CRITICISM BY A.S. MULYARCHIK

Stepanova Olga Viktorovna
Udmurt State University
lecturer of English, Applicant

Abstract
The article considers A.S. Mulyarchik’s critical works, devoted to the short stories in the creative biography of John Steinbeck and opening Steinbeck’s skill in short story writing. The research promotes the explanation of a short story form specifics, its social and psychological tonality, and stories’ cycle poetics in Steinbeck’s creativity.

Keywords: John Steinbeck, literary criticism, psychologism, short story cycle, social background, XX century short story

Category: Literature

Article reference:
John Steinbeck’s short story genre in the criticism by A.S. Mulyarchik // Humanities scientific researches. 2015. № 12 [Electronic journal]. URL: https://human.snauka.ru/en/2015/12/13616