The Young Hemingway
Michael S. Reynolds(Author)
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 30. July 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
289 pages
978-0-631-14787-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this critical biography, Reynolds uses a flashback/flashforward technique to illuminate Hemingway's early years. He reveals the fraught foundations of Hemingway's persona: his father's self-destructive battle with depression, his mother's fierce independence and spiritualism, the frustrations and disappointments of a World War which left Hemingway far from the action and the glory, and the violent contradictions of a writer thrust into a modern era from a closed and conservative past. In a world where the legendary figures were all dead, the wars all fought, Ernest Hemingway created a personal myth of strength and male dignity. Reynolds portrays the young writer carving this myth and papering the cracks which the myth opened up. Hemingway emerges as the unconscious representative of a troubled and complex time. This work should be of interest to general readers, as well as students of English and American literature.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-14787-9 (9780631147879)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction: Time Was ; 1. The End of Something ; 2. Home as Found ; 3. Summer People: Part One ; 4. Still Life with Parents ; 5. Summer People: Part Two ; 6. Chicago ; 7. The Last Robin ; 8. Son and Lover ; 9. City Lights ; 10. The Beautiful Country