New Essays on The Sun Also Rises

These essays by prominent scholars examine major aspects of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

Linda Wagner-Martin (Edited by)

9780521317870, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 June 1987

144 pages
21.6 x 14.1 x 1 cm, 0.176 kg

The Sun Also Rises (1926) was Hemingway's first novel and is widely considered to be the most important of his longer works of fiction. Written in an accessible style by prominent scholars, this collection of essays provides helpful and valuable insight for general readers and Hemingway specialists alike. Each essay is devoted to a major aspect of the novel: Hemingway's use of humor, the literary and historical context of the book, the atypically prevalent character of Brett Ashley, and topical approaches to issues of sexuality in the novel.

1. Introduction Linda Wagner-Martin
2. Humor in The Sun Also Rises Scott Donaldson
3. The Sun in its time: recovering the historical context Michael S. Reynolds
4. Brett Ashley as New Woman in The Sun Also Rises Wendy Martin
5. Decoding the Hemingway Hero in The Sun Also Rises Arnold E. Davidson and Cathy N. Davidson
6. Afterthoughts on the twenties and The Sun Also Rises John W. Aldridge.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers [DSK]