Ernest Hemingway's A farewell to arms : a reference guide

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Ernest Hemingway's A farewell to arms : a reference guide

Linda Wagner-Martin

(Greenwood guides to literature)

Greenwood Press, 2003

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-166) and index

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Wagner-Martin, a respected scholar of American modernism and former president of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation and Society, offers a comprehensive guide to the novel's genesis, plot, background, themes, style, and critical reception. Each chapter overviews a significant element of the novel and includes thorough documentation. A bibliographic essay is also included. A landmark of American literature, Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms (1929) is one of the most widely read and studied novels of the 20th century. Written by a respected scholar of American modernism and former president of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation and Society, this reference is a comprehensive guide to the novel's genesis, plot, background, themes, style, and critical reception. Each chapter overviews a significant element of the novel and includes thorough documentation. The volume closes with a bibliographic essay, which provides summaries of current criticism in such fields as gender and feminist theory, medical humanities, and lesbian and gay studies.

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