- Title
- A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway, 1929)
- Author/Creator
- Eugene Edward Beiriger
- Publication Details
- World War I: A Historical Exploration of Literature, pp.165-231
- Annotation
- Guide aimed at helping students to more fully understand the complexities of World War I and Hemingway s literary response to it. Beiriger situates the novel within its historical, biographical, and cultural contexts, providing a synopsis of the work, historical overview of the Italo-Austrian front, and reflection on why A Farwell to Arms matters. Features excerpts from related primary source materials (e.g. memoirs, diaries, articles, and reports) capturing a variety of perspectives, including those of ambulance drivers, nurses, civilians, and physicians treating shell shock victims. Concludes with a list for further reading.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015130915403691
Book chapter
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway, 1929)
World War I: A Historical Exploration of Literature, pp.165-231
2019
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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