Details

Subject(s)

• Hemingway, Ernest 1899-1961—Farewell to arms [Browse]
• War stories, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• World War, 1914-1918—United States—Literature and the war [Browse]

Editor

Oliver, Charles M. [Browse]

Related name

Gale Group [Browse]

Series

• Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 308. [More in this series]
• Dictionary of literary biography complete online [More in this series]

Summary note

Discusses American writer Ernest Hemingway and his novel A Farewell to Arms. Presents the background of the work, the history of its writing, the reception to it, and its reputation.

Notes

"A Bruccoli Clark Layman book."

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi: Gale. Available via World Wide Web.

Original version

Original: xxvi, 443 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

System details

Mode of access: Internet.

Contents

• "An experience of war": backgrounds for A farewell to arms
• "Getting the words right": composition and serialization
• "Something to be won or lost": book publication and reception
• "It all belongs to you": Hemingway's novel in popular culture
• The critical reputation of A farewell to arms.

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ISBN

• 0787681261 (alk. paper)
• 9780787681265 (alk. paper)

OCLC

320300430

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