Ernest Hemingway

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Harold Bloom
Infobase Publishing, 2009 - Literary Criticism - 88 pages
Ernest Hemingway's unique prose employed a spare, brutal style that revolutionized American literature. Take another look at some of his most popular work, including A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea. This t
 

Contents

Users Guide
7
Editors Note
8
Introduction
9
Biography of Ernest Hemingway
10
Plot Summary of A Farewell to Arms
13
List of Characters in A Farewell to Arms
19
Critical Views on A Farewell to Arms
21
Plot Summary of The Sun Also Rises
37
Critical Views on The Sun Also Rises
45
Plot Summary of The Old Man and the Sea
60
List of Characters in The Old Man and the Sea
66
Critical Views on The Old Man and the Sea
67
Works by Ernest Hemingway
82
Works about Ernest Hemingway
84
Index of Themes and Ideas
87
Copyright

List of Characters in The Sun Also Rises
43

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About the author (2009)

Harold Bloom was born on July 11, 1930 in New York City. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell in 1951 and his Doctorate from Yale in 1955. After graduating from Yale, Bloom remained there as a teacher, and was made Sterling Professor of Humanities in 1983. Bloom's theories have changed the way that critics think of literary tradition and has also focused his attentions on history and the Bible. He has written over twenty books and edited countless others. He is one of the most famous critics in the world and considered an expert in many fields. In 2010 he became a founding patron of Ralston College, a new institution in Savannah, Georgia, that focuses on primary texts. His works include Fallen Angels, Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life and The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of The King James Bible. Harold Bloom passed away on October 14, 2019 in New Haven, at the age of 89.

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