Fitzgerald-Wilson-Hemingway

Language and Experience

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
Cover of the book Fitzgerald-Wilson-Hemingway by Ronald Berman, University of Alabama Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ronald Berman ISBN: 9780817381677
Publisher: University of Alabama Press Publication: May 6, 2011
Imprint: University Alabama Press Language: English
Author: Ronald Berman
ISBN: 9780817381677
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Publication: May 6, 2011
Imprint: University Alabama Press
Language: English

In this study, Ronald Berman examines the work of the critic/novelist Edmund Wilson and the art of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway as they wrestled with the problems of language, experience, perception and reality in the "age of jazz." By focusing specifically on aesthetics—the ways these writers translated everyday reality into language—Berman challenges and redefines many routinely accepted ideas concerning the legacy of these authors.

Fitzgerald is generally thought of as a romantic, but Berman shows that we need to expand the idea of Romanticism to include its philosophy. Hemingway, widely viewed as a stylist who captured experience by simplifying language, is revealed as consciously demonstrating reality's resistance to language. Between these two renowned writers stands Wilson, who is critically influenced by Alfred North Whitehead, as well as Dewey, James, Santayana, and Freud.

By patiently mapping the correctness of these philosophers, historians, literary critics and writers, Berman aims to open a gateway into the era. This work should be of interest to scholars of American literature, philosophy and aesthetics; to academic libraries; to students of intellectual history; and to general readers interested in Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Wilson.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this study, Ronald Berman examines the work of the critic/novelist Edmund Wilson and the art of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway as they wrestled with the problems of language, experience, perception and reality in the "age of jazz." By focusing specifically on aesthetics—the ways these writers translated everyday reality into language—Berman challenges and redefines many routinely accepted ideas concerning the legacy of these authors.

Fitzgerald is generally thought of as a romantic, but Berman shows that we need to expand the idea of Romanticism to include its philosophy. Hemingway, widely viewed as a stylist who captured experience by simplifying language, is revealed as consciously demonstrating reality's resistance to language. Between these two renowned writers stands Wilson, who is critically influenced by Alfred North Whitehead, as well as Dewey, James, Santayana, and Freud.

By patiently mapping the correctness of these philosophers, historians, literary critics and writers, Berman aims to open a gateway into the era. This work should be of interest to scholars of American literature, philosophy and aesthetics; to academic libraries; to students of intellectual history; and to general readers interested in Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Wilson.

More books from University of Alabama Press

Cover of the book The Motherhood Business by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book My Amputations by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book The Nature of an Ancient Maya City by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Selma by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Character, Community, and Politics by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book The Jackson County War by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Popular Stories and Promised Lands by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Theatre History Studies 2015, Vol. 34 by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book The House of My Sojourn by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book The Metal Life Car by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Time in the Barrel by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Head Masters by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Ancient Rhetorics and Digital Networks by Ronald Berman
Cover of the book Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections by Ronald Berman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy