The Critics and Hemingway, 1924-2014 - Shaping an American Literary Icon

Traces Hemingway's critical fortunes over the ninety years of his prominence, telling us something about what we value in literature and why scholarly reputations rise and fall.

List of contents

Introduction: "The Most Interesting Man in the World"
Spokesperson for the Lost Generation (1924-1932)
Writing on His Own Terms (1932-1952)
The Critics' Darling (1952-1961)
Posthumous Evaluations (1961-1969)
Turbulence (1970-1979)
Calm Before the Storm (1980-1985)
A "Sea Change" in Hemingway Studies (1986-1990)
"Hemingway": Site for Competing Theories (1991-1999)
Old Themes, New Discoveries (2000-2010)
The Undisputed Champ Once More (2011-2014)
Conclusion: The Enduring Master
Major Works by Ernest Hemingway
Works Cited
Index

About the author

LAURENCE W. MAZZENO is President Emeritus of Alvernia University.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence W Mazzeno, Laurence W. Mazzeno, Laurence W. (Royalty Account) Mazzeno
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2015
• EAN: 9781571135919
• ISBN: 978-1-57113-591-9
• No. of pages: 310
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective; Literary Criticism in Perspective; Literary Criticism in Perspect
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Englisch, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren