"Dear Mr. Hemingway": Modernism, the Market, and the Fan Mail Reception of A Farewell to Arms

Journal article

Jace Gatzemeyer

Hemingway Review, Vol.37(1), pp.85-107

10/01/2017

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Title: "Dear Mr. Hemingway": Modernism, the Market, and the Fan Mail Reception of A Farewell to Arms
Author/Creator: Jace Gatzemeyer
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.37(1), pp.85-107
Annotation: Examines the novel s contemporary public reception based on fan mail, both positive and negative, sent by general readers and considers the impact of such readers on the modernist literature publishing industry. Gatzemeyer covers Scribner s efforts to attract a mass market audience, combat censorship, and promote Hemingway s growing celebrity image. Also discusses Scribner s response to negative fan mail, personally answering and assuring letter-writers of the novel s optimistic moral message and attaching endorsements by well-known conservative critics or writers.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132039003691