In a close critical analysis of five of Ernest Hemingway’s novels and a number of his most important short stories, Professor Benson provides a fascinating new view of his work. The novels discussed are The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Across the River and into the Trees, and the Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway’s art of self-defense, which Professor Benson refers to in his subtitle, was, as he demonstrates in his perceptive criticism, the writer’s use of style and technique to attack the sentimentalities which were Hemingway’s own weakness.

Ernest Hemingway nearly defined machismo for many American men of the twentieth century. Yet, in recent years critics have discerned an "androgynous" sexuality beneath the surface stoicism of Hemingway's heroes. 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.

Elise is on holiday in France. Who are the children she can see? Are they real or ghosts from the past? The answers become clear when she finds herself in another time. There she discovers the terrrible facts of war.


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This delightful book brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a Roman gladiator. Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there.

Long ago in the middle of a dark forest lived a baby unicorn named Star. She and her mother and father were among the last unicorns in the world. How will Star find a way to save the unicorns from the dragons?