Having it in Reserve: Secret Love and a Way Out in Willa Cather s "Paul s Case" and Ernest Hemingway s "The Three-Day Blow"

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Kim Vanderlaan

Journal of American Culture, Vol.39(4), pp.426-437

2016

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Title: Having it in Reserve: Secret Love and a Way Out in Willa Cather s "Paul s Case" and Ernest Hemingway s "The Three-Day Blow"
Author/Creator: Kim Vanderlaan
Publication Details: Journal of American Culture, Vol.39(4), pp.426-437
Annotation: Comparison study of each author s thematic treatment of sexual ambivalence considering their sexual experiences and sociosexual norms of their eras. Interprets their views on alternative sexuality through explication of allusions to fiction, art, and music permeating their stories. Concludes that while Paul s homosexuality is biologically and psychologically fixed, Nick s orientation is fluid and determined by choice.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132089003691