- Title
- Hemingway s "Now I Lay Me": Rivers, Writing, and Prayers
- Author/Creator
- John Beall
- Publication Details
- MidAmerica, Vol.44, pp.41-64
- Annotation
- Manuscript study. Detailed investigation of Hemingway s extensive drafting and revision process, drawing on biographies, memoirs, correspondence, and other resources. Beall traces Hemingway s transformation of early fragments of men listening to munching silkworms and Nick s childhood memories of his mother s burning his father s artifacts into a compelling war story on the power of imaginative writing and ritual. Examines additions, deletions, and fusions, including scenes of remembered and imagined fishing, exchanges between Nick and John on writing, and Nick s prayers. Frequent references to Big Two-Hearted River and In Another Country.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015131299303691
Journal article
Hemingway s "Now I Lay Me": Rivers, Writing, and Prayers
MidAmerica, Vol.44, pp.41-64
2017
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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