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Ernest Hemingway
Richard Fantina
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Description for Ernest Hemingway
Paperback. This book provides an original and controversial look at a neglected area of this author's enduring work. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
This study breaks new ground by examining the profoundly submissive and masochistic posture toward women exhibited by many of Hemingway's heroes, from Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises to David Bourne in The Garden of Eden. The discussion draws on the ideas of diverse authors revealing that 'masochistic aesthetic' informs many of the texts.
This study breaks new ground by examining the profoundly submissive and masochistic posture toward women exhibited by many of Hemingway's heroes, from Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises to David Bourne in The Garden of Eden. The discussion draws on the ideas of diverse authors revealing that 'masochistic aesthetic' informs many of the texts.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349531028
SKU
V9781349531028
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99-15
About Richard Fantina
RICHARD FANTINA teaches English at the University of Miami, USA. His work has appeared in The Hemingway Review and he has presented papers on literary portrayals of gender in modernist, post-modernist, and Victorian texts at numerous academic conferences. In 2003 he was awarded research fellowships from the Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) and the Hemingway Society to complete this book. ... Read more
Reviews for Ernest Hemingway
"This is a daring and fascinating book, which adds yet another chapter to the recent revisionist work that has altered forever the way we read Hemingway and his writings. Arguing that Hemingway and his male protagonists are consumed by a need to be dominated sexually by women, Fantina alters our understanding of the heterosexuality of Hemingway and his heroes. Sorting ... Read more