Hemingway on Politics and Rebellion (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138833290 ISBN 13: 9781138833296

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Hemingway has been labeled a ‘communist sympathizer,’ ‘elitist’, and a ‘rugged individualist.’ This volume embraces the complexity of political advocacy in Hemingway’s novels and short stories. Hemingway’s characters physically, intellectually and spiritually become part of resisting current conditions and affirm the value of resistance, even destruction, regardless of political outcome. Much more than political nihilism, rebellion allows man to realize the potentialities of his greatness as a leader, the realities of his solidarity as a comrade, and the simple sensations of everyday living. Hemingway draws new perspectives on the meaning of politics in our own lives at the same time as his writings affirm boundaries of political thought and literary theory for explaining many of the themes we study.

About this title

About the Author

Lauretta Conklin Frederking is Associate Professor at the University of Portland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138833290
• ISBN 13: 9781138833296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214
• Editor: Frederking Lauretta Conklin