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Oct 12, 2013 · Her superb scholarship and elegant style are equally evident in Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage, the biography of Steinbeck’s marriage to Carol Henning, a Jazz Age rebel with a Great Depression conscience. As Shillinglaw observes, John and Carol were no Scott and Zelda.
Sep 7, 2018 · Conger Steinbeck first met the author as a nightclub singer in 1938, when he was married to his first wife, Carol Henning. In 1941, Conger Steinbeck alleges that the author sat her down...
- Sian Cain
- Complexities of A Creative Partnership
- Creating The Context of A Story
- Learning to Love Steinbeck
Susan Shillinglaw isn’t sure Carol Henning ever got over John Steinbeck. The first of his three wives, she married for love — and so did he. Bright, creative, social and smart, she became his editor and typist, his collaborator and his muse. Until she wasn’t. “Carol and John were great together when they were poor, pulling together,” said Shillingl...
When Shillinglaw read “Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare,” by Stephen Greenblatt (2010), she realized he’d written a compelling book despite knowing only fragments of the Bard’s life, complemented by elements of culture and the forces that shaped the man. That, she felt she could do, on behalf of Carol Henning Steinbeck. “So, I ...
Susan Shillinglaw read Steinbeck’s “The Red Pony” during junior high school and hated it. She actually hates any story where an animal suffers or dies. So, she swore off Steinbeck, vowing never to read him again. Yet Shillinglaw, a professor of English and comparative literature for 34 years at San Jose State University, served 18 years as director...
- Lisa Crawford Watson
Feb 18, 2023 · Steinbeck’s Phalanx: Carol Henning Steinbeck. February 18, 2023 by steinbeck. First of Steinbeck’s wives, Carol had a profound influence on Steinbeck’s early career. Hear about Carol’s life, personality, and one of the many stories from her time working in Ed Rickett’s lab, in her own words.
Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage. Susan Shillinglaw University of Nevada Press, October, 2013, 304 pages, Cloth $34.95 Reviewed by Tom Barden Scholars and fans of John Steinbeck are fortunate to have two fine biographies available—Jackson Benson’s (1990) and Jay Parini’s (1995).
Oct 20, 2013 · Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage. Susan Shillinglaw. 3.92. 36 ratings5 reviews. Carol Henning Steinbeck, writer John Steinbeck’s first wife, was his creative anchor, the inspiration for his great work of the 1930s, culminating in The Grapes of Wrath .
Writer John Steinbeck's first wife, Carol Henning Steinbeck, was his creative anchor and muse. They met at Lake Tahoe in 1928, their unconventional personalities meshing in artistic synergy. Their literary milieu in 1930s California included Modernist artists and writers such as Lincoln Steffens and Joseph Campbell.
