New Essays on The Sun Also Rises

Each volume begins with a substantial introduction by a distinguished authority on the text, giving details of the novel's composition, publication history, and contemporary reception, as well as a survey of major critical trends and readings from first publication to the present.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction Linda Wagner-Martin; 2. Humor in The Sun Also Rises Scott Donaldson; 3. The Sun in its time: recovering the historical context Michael S. Reynolds; 4. Brett Ashley as New Woman in The Sun Also Rises Wendy Martin; 5. Decoding the Hemingway Hero in The Sun Also Rises Arnold E. Davidson and Cathy N. Davidson; 6. Afterthoughts on the twenties and The Sun Also Rises John W. Aldridge.

Zusammenfassung

Each essay is devoted to a major aspect of the novel: Hemingway's use of humor, the literary and historical context of the book, the atypically prevalent character of Brett Ashley, and topical approaches to issues of sexuality. They provide helpful and valuable insight for general readers and Hemingway specialists alike.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Martin Linda Wagner, Linda Wagner-Martin
• Mitarbeit: Emory Elliot (Herausgeber), Linda Wagner-Martin (Herausgeber), Linda Prof Wagner-Martin (Herausgeber), Wagner-Martin Linda (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.06.1987
• EAN: 9780521317870
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31787-0
• Abmessung: 141 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Gewicht: 176 g
• Illustration: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serien: American Novel (Paperback); The American Novel
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form