- Title
- War at the Front: An Analysis of Ernest Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms (1929), Erich Maria Remarque s All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), and Robert Graves s Good-bye to All That (1929)
- Author/Creator
- James H. Meredith
- Publication Details
- Understanding the Literature of World War I: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents, pp.1-21
- Annotation
- Guide for students. Provides a literary analysis, characterizing the novel as an historical fiction primarily concerned with the loss of love. Meredith discusses Hemingway s blend of limited firsthand experience at the Italian front with extensive postwar research, capturing both private heartbreak and the postwar generation s disillusionment with the modern world. Contextualizes the novel historically through commentary and excerpts of contemporary documents by political figures, diplomats, and others.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015131811003691
Book chapter
War at the Front: An Analysis of Ernest Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms (1929), Erich Maria Remarque s All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), and Robert Graves s Good-bye to All That (1929)
Understanding the Literature of World War I: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents, pp.1-21
2004
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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