This volume is designed to present biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Hemingway's best-known or most important short stories. Following Harold Bloom's editor's note and introduction is a detailed biography of Ernest Hemingway, discussing major life events and important literary accomplishments. A plot summary of each short story follows, tracing significant themes, patterns, and motifs in the work, and an annotated list of characters supplies brief information on the main characters in each story.
Ernest Hemingway's unique prose employed a spare, brutal style that revolutionized American literature. This volume is designed to present biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Hemingway's best-known or most important works. Following Harold Bloom's editor's note and introduction is a detailed biography of the author, discussing major life events and important literary accomplishments. A plot summary of each novel follows, tracing significant themes, patterns, and motifs in the work.
Ernest Hemingway's literary career was shaped by the remarkable contexts in which he lived, from the streets of suburban Chicago to the shores of the Caribbean islands, to the battlefields of WWI, Franco's Spain, and WWII. This volume examines the various geographic, political, social, and literary contexts through which Hemingway crystallized his unmistakable narrative voice.
This People in America program was written by Richard Thorman
Special English writers use short, simple sentences that contain only one idea. They use active voice. Readers are Shirley Griffith, Frank Oliver and Doug Johnson. They read slowly. Most are simple words.
