Lot 11
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 discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun [or son] of York". Steinbeck makes use of an unusual structural device in Winter, switching between three different styles of narrative point of view (see Narration). The novel is presented in two halves, Part One and Part Two, and each half starts with two chapters written in third person narration. After these two chapters in each half, the point of view changes to first person, narrated by the protagonist, Ethan Hawley.[7] The four chapters in third person narrative are mostly presented from the point of view of Ethan, but not in first person, a technique known as Free Indirect Discourse, or Free indirect speech. There are two exceptions to this: the first is an interlude at the start of chapter twelve where the point of view switches to that of Margie: "when a more intimate view is needed of the seductress Margie Young-Hunt . . . the third person narrative reappears." [8] The second exception is the interlude at the start of chapter eleven which is presented by the author as an omniscient narrator, before the chapter reverts to Ethan's point of view. The three different narrative styles are therefore: omniscient narrator (Chapter 11 part); Free Indirect Discourse from multiple points of view (Chapters 1,2,11,12); and first person narrative from a single point of view (the rest of the book). We describe all items to the best of our ability as we are not experts on everything. Please ask specific questions on details or condition prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. We box and ship to keep costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the costumer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or UPS
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Dimensions:
- 6" x 8.5" Condition:
- Excellent Condition with no damage to the 312 pages. The dust jacket has some wear (see pics)
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