- Title
- Hemingway, Hopelessness, and Liberalism
- Author/Creator
- William Curtis
- Publication Details
- Hemingway on Politics and Rebellion, pp.50-72
- Annotation
- Relying on Richard Rorty s theories of art and politics, Curtis argues that Hemingway s work exhibits a sense of hopelessness about the ability of politics to improve the human condition. Compares Hemingway s corpus to Jean-Jacques Rousseau s philosophy of the noble savage, finding that while Rousseau is willing to move beyond the state of nature, Hemingway remains deeply cynical and pessimistic. Examining The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and To Have and Have Not to demonstrate this political pessimism, Curtis concludes that Liberals can read Hemingway as pointing out the dangers of hopelessness, and learn from his broken characters that hopelessness is something that must be recognized and politically attended to.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015130959603691
Book chapter
Hemingway, Hopelessness, and Liberalism
Hemingway on Politics and Rebellion, pp.50-72
2010
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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