"I Don t Know Buffalo Bill"; or, Hemingway and the Rhetoric of the Western

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Dean Rehberger

Blowing the Bridge: Essays on Hemingway and For Whom the Bell Tolls, pp.159-184

1992

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Title: "I Don t Know Buffalo Bill"; or, Hemingway and the Rhetoric of the Western
Author/Creator: Dean Rehberger
Publication Details: Blowing the Bridge: Essays on Hemingway and For Whom the Bell Tolls, pp.159-184
Annotation: Argues that to understand Hemingway s development as an artist, one must understand the cultural concept of the western adventure code, which connects writing to physical activity. First looks at the historical formation of the philosophy advanced by Theodore Roosevelt and Owen Wister. Then shows how Hemingway adapted the code, comparing Big Two-Hearted River to passages of Wister s The Virginian (1902). Lastly, shows how Hemingway altered the ethos by subverting the myth of Custer s Last Stand in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015136275703691