- Title
- Hemingway s "Pretty" Allusions in American Fiction
- Author/Creator
- Sherry Lutz Zively
- Publication Details
- Notes on Contemporary Literature, Vol.22(1), pp.11-12
- Annotation
- Examines Jake Barnes s use of the word pretty in the famous ending of The Sun Also Rises, arguing that it has become a standard term indicating foolish self-delusion in wishing for an impossible dream. Identifies a similar use of pretty in two later American novels.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015132361603691
Journal article
Hemingway s "Pretty" Allusions in American Fiction
Notes on Contemporary Literature, Vol.22(1), pp.11-12
1992
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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