Inside the Current: A Taoist Reading of The Old Man and the Sea

Journal article

Eric Waggoner

Hemingway Review, Vol.17(2), pp.88-104

1998

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Title: Inside the Current: A Taoist Reading of The Old Man and the Sea
Author/Creator: Eric Waggoner
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.17(2), pp.88-104
Annotation: Explores the relationship of The Old Man and the Sea to Taoist thought, noting similarities in their treatment of the natural world and Santiago s desire to follow a path of correctness while on his spiritual journey. Argues that reading the novella in terms of victory and defeat is to reduce The Old Man and the Sea to a simple story of action rather than a rumination on the awareness of essence and precision from which that action arises.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131928903691