The Tragic Conservatism of Ernest Hemingway
And Other Essays Including the Neocon Cabal
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Sam Bluefarb | ISBN: | 9781479755288 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | November 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sam Bluefarb |
| ISBN: | 9781479755288 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | November 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
The six essays in this collection were written over the years 2010-2012. Most of the essays are literary in nature. These touch on the works of Ernest Hemingwayhis tragic conservatismof Lionel Trilling, mentor to a generation of teachers of literature, and of Henry Miller. In the case of Miller, the essay is as much a critique of his social and spiritual values as literary. The essay on The Age of the Grand Hotel is a historical and social analysis of the part such hotels have played in the growthand declineof upper class society.
The six essays in this collection were written over the years 2010-2012. Most of the essays are literary in nature. These touch on the works of Ernest Hemingwayhis tragic conservatismof Lionel Trilling, mentor to a generation of teachers of literature, and of Henry Miller. In the case of Miller, the essay is as much a critique of his social and spiritual values as literary. The essay on The Age of the Grand Hotel is a historical and social analysis of the part such hotels have played in the growthand declineof upper class society.
