The World of Spirit or the World of Sport? Figuring the Numbers in The Old Man and the Sea

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C. Harold Hurley

Hemingway s Debt to Baseball in The Old Man and the Sea: A Collection of Critical Readings, pp.103-117

1992

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Title: The World of Spirit or the World of Sport? Figuring the Numbers in The Old Man and the Sea
Author/Creator: C. Harold Hurley
Publication Details: Hemingway s Debt to Baseball in The Old Man and the Sea: A Collection of Critical Readings, pp.103-117
Annotation: Gives a broad overview of the varying critical responses, often related to religion, aimed at explaining Hemingway s fascination throughout the novella with the numbers eighty-four and eighty-five. Notes the chronological correspondence between the two numbers and events of the 1950 American League pennant race, suggesting that the numbers reflect Santiago s enthusiasm for baseball and high regard for Joe DiMaggio. Significantly revised version published in The Faith of Fifty Million: Baseball, Religion, and American Culture, edited by Christopher H. Evans and William R. Herzog II, 83-95. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015136293003691