"To Disarm Democracy": The 1940 Hemingway-MacLeish Exchange on Modernism as Subversion

Journal article

Lawrence Martin

North Dakota Quarterly, Vol.66(2), pp.85-92

1999

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Title: "To Disarm Democracy": The 1940 Hemingway-MacLeish Exchange on Modernism as Subversion
Author/Creator: Lawrence Martin
Publication Details: North Dakota Quarterly, Vol.66(2), pp.85-92
Annotation: Examines the 1940 public exchange between Hemingway and Archibald MacLeish regarding the moral influence of antiwar literature. Recounts the poet s criticism of A Farewell to Arms, along other writings of the period, for its cynicism that leaves the younger generation morally defenseless against fascism. Lawrence dismisses MacLeish s censure as absurd, attributing it to his changed political perception and to the fearful atmosphere in America before World War II.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131959203691