A Historical Guide to Ernest Hemingway (Historical Guides to American Authors)

The 1999 Hemingway centennial marks the perfect time for the reevaluation of his position as America's premier modernist writer. These essays, all written specially for this collection, plumb unexplored historical details of Hemingway's life to illuminate new and often unexpected dimensions of the force of his literary accomplishment. Discussing biographical details of his personal and professional life along with the subtleties of his character, the text includes a number of fascinating photos and images. Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 12 Ernest Hemingway, 1899–1961: A Brief Biography......Page 24 HEMINGWAY IN HIS TIME......Page 60 Eye and Heart: Hemingway's Education as a Naturalist......Page 62 The Fashion of Machismo......Page 102 Hemingway's Gender Training......Page 126 The Great Themes in Hemingway: Love, War, Wilderness, and Loss......Page 164 The Intertextual Hemingway......Page 182 Illustrated Chronology......Page 204 Bibliographical Essay: Lies, Damned Lies, and Hemingway Criticism......Page 222 Contributors......Page 244 B......Page 248 D......Page 249 F......Page 250 H......Page 251 M......Page 253 O......Page 254 S......Page 255 W......Page 256 Contents 8 Introduction 12 Ernest Hemingway, 1899–1961: A Brief Biography 24 HEMINGWAY IN HIS TIME 60 Eye and Heart: Hemingway's Education as a Naturalist 62 The Fashion of Machismo 102 Hemingway's Gender Training 126 The Great Themes in Hemingway: Love, War, Wilderness, and Loss 164 The Intertextual Hemingway 182 Illustrated Chronology 204 Bibliographical Essay: Lies, Damned Lies, and Hemingway Criticism 222 Contributors 244 Index 248 A 248 B 248 C 249 D 249 E 250 F 250 G 251 H 251 I 253 J 253 K 253 L 253 M 253 N 254 O 254 P 255 Q 255 R 255 S 255 T 256 U 256 V 256 W 256 Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: A Brief Biography / Michael Reynolds -- Eye And Heart: Hemingway's Education As A Naturalist / Susan F. Beegel -- The Fashion Of Machismo / Marilyn Elkins -- Hemingway's Gender Training / Jamie Barlowe -- The Great Themes In Hemingway: Love, War, Wilderness, And Loss / Frederic J. Svoboda -- The Intertextual Hemingway / Linda Wagner-martin -- Illustrated Chronology -- Bibliographical Essay: Lies, Damned Lies, And Hemingway Criticism / Kelli A. Larson. Edited By Linda Wagner-martin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 213-234) And Index. The 1999 centennial of Ernest Hemingway's birth marks a time for the re-evaluation of his position as America's premier modernist writer. The previously unpublished essays discuss biographical details of his personal and professional life as well as describe the subtleties of his character. Reexamines Hemingway as America's modernist writer, and explores historical and biographical details of the writer's life, as well as the unexpected dimensions of his accomplishments and influence.