Getting to the Truth: Hemingway, Cather, and the Testimony of Two World Wars

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Daniel Clayton

War + Ink: New Perspectives on Ernest Hemingway s Early Life and Writings, pp.202-220

2014

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Title: Getting to the Truth: Hemingway, Cather, and the Testimony of Two World Wars
Author/Creator: Daniel Clayton
Publication Details: War + Ink: New Perspectives on Ernest Hemingway s Early Life and Writings, pp.202-220
Annotation: Reads Cather s One of Ours (1922) and A Farewell to Arms as complementary expositions on the meaning of war. Clayton concludes that despite Hemingway s criticism of Cather s lack of direct war experience, both novels provide authentic and realistic, albeit incomplete, portraits of the multiple truths found in war. Discusses the inherent challenges of false memory and deviating from the accepted patriotic myth in reconstructing truthful narratives of war.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015136377903691