When the Liminal Becomes the Center: The Case of Ernest Hemingway

Journal article

Miriam B. Mandel

Liminal Poetics, Vol.7, pp.41-62

2008

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Title: When the Liminal Becomes the Center: The Case of Ernest Hemingway
Author/Creator: Miriam B. Mandel
Publication Details: Liminal Poetics, Vol.7, pp.41-62
Annotation: Begins by defining the intermediate or transitional nature of liminality, and then applies that critical lens to Hemingway s creation of liminal space through language and genre. Mandel discusses Hemingway s technique of hybridization (blending English with Spanish or Italian) to create simultaneously a sense of the foreign and familiar in several texts, including Hills Like White Elephants, Che Ti Dice la Patria, The Capital of the World, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Also examines Hemingway s blending of multiple genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drawing) in a single work such as Death in the Afternoon. Concludes by examining the liminality of three short stories, Out of Season, Cat in the Rain, and Hills Like White Elephants.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132197903691