Hemingway and the True Poetry of War

Journal article

Robert Morgan

War, Literature & the Arts, Vol.12(1), pp.137-156

2000

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Title: Hemingway and the True Poetry of War
Author/Creator: Robert Morgan
Publication Details: War, Literature & the Arts, Vol.12(1), pp.137-156
Annotation: Transcription of American novelist Morgan s keynote address for a conference on Hemingway and war. Commenting on Hemingway s innovative style and lasting influence, Morgan recollects his love of Hemingway s incomparably quiet poetic language and the hypnotic quality of his voice, pointing out that its cinematic and photographic qualities were inspired by imagism. Suggests the stylistic influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose lean, bold style shares much with Hemingway s famed architectural prose. Reflects on the context of war in works such as A Farewell to Arms, Now I Lay Me, and A Way You ll Never Be, and discusses at length the role of the grasshoppers in The Big Two-Hearted River.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131517403691