The Winter of Our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel, published in 1961. The title comes from the first two lines of William Shakespeare's Richard III: "Now is the winter of our …

With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one …

The Winter of Our Discontent is the final novel of American author John Steinbeck (1902-1968). Published in 1961, the themes reflect Steinbeck’s concern with the degradation of American …

2011年10月5日 · Four men who meet as college roommates move to New York and spend the next three decades gaining renown in their professions—as an architect, painter, actor and …

2025年1月14日 · In 'The Winter of Our Discontent', John Steinbeck pens a poignant and thought-provoking novel that delves into the moral decay of a small town during World War II.

In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had "resumed his position as an independent …

2024年3月19日 · "The Winter of Our Discontent" by John Steinbeck is a powerful exploration of morality, ambition, and the consequences of succumbing to societal pressures. Published in …

The Winter of our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel, taking its title from the eponymous line in Glouchester's most famous soliloquy in Shakespeare's play Richard III.

2019年6月7日 · There is a lot in The Winter of our Discontent that dates it and that stands out as different from our world today. But the issues at the very core, the questions of morality and …

2024年7月26日 · Reflecting back on his New England family's past fortune, and his father's loss of the family wealth, the hero, Ethan Allen Hawley, characterises successin every era and in all …