Reading Hemingway's Men Without Women: Glossary and Commentary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780873389433)

"The aim of this book is not to have the final word on the meaning of the stories that compose Men Without Women. Rather, the study attempts to probe the events of each story as we encounter them. It seeks to explain historical references, to identify allusions, to see how form suggests meaning." --From the Preface Because of the fame The Sun Also Rises brought Ernest Hemingway, when Men Without Women was published just one year later, in 1927, it commanded popular and critical attention. Even reviewers who objected to a masculine emphasis and a sometimes harsh realism identified stories in the collection that could not be ignored. Close commentary, with special attention to allusions, demonstrates that Men Without Women merits a place among the best story collections in American literature. Reading Hemingway's Men Without Women guides readers toward understanding how Hemingway tested old ideas of family, gender, race, ethnicity, and manhood. This close study invites scholars, teachers, students, and general readers to take a careful look into Hemingway's prose.

Author: Joseph M. Flora
ISBN-10: 0873389433
ISBN-13: 9780873389433
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2008
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d