Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

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Derek C. Maus

Literature and Politics Today: The Political Nature of Modern Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, pp.134-135

2015

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Title: Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Author/Creator: Derek C. Maus
Publication Details: Literature and Politics Today: The Political Nature of Modern Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, pp.134-135
Annotation: Encyclopedic overview of Hemingway s political engagement throughout his literary career. Suggests his overall experience with World War I led to a general disillusionment with politics, evidenced in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms. Mentions his involvement with the Spanish Civil War where he was often viewed as a communist sympathizer, a view subverted in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015132157803691