3. 1. INTRODUCTION
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899, Oak Park, Illionis).
American writer and journalist.
One of the main novelists and storytellers of the 20th century.
4. - Pulitzer Prize (1953) - The old Man and the Sea
- Nobel Prize for Literature for his complete work (1954)
15. Nature is understood as the place where men are without women. Men
fish, hunt, and find redemption in nature.
Fiedler believes that Hemingway reserves the theme of American
"dark woman" and bad, as opposed to "clear woman" and good.
16. Robert Scholes recognises that in Hemingway's earliest stories, like “A Very
Short Story" the man is as a favorable figure, whereas the woman appears as an
unfavorable figure.
Feminist critics attacked Hemingway as "public enemy number one,"
Some critics have characterized Hemingway's work as misogynist and
homophobic.
17. “Emasculation is the result of a generation of wounded soldiers; and a
generation in which women, like Brett, gained emancipation.” (Fiedler)
19. Baker believes that Hemingway's work emphasizes the "natural"
against the "unnatural."
20. J.D. Salinger(American
writer 1919-2010)
5. INFLUENCE AND LEGACY.
Russell Banks (an American
writer of fiction and poetry) )
Gabriel García Márquez, (was
a Colombian writer, novelist, and
journalist.)
21. DETRACTORS
John Winslow Irving, is an
American writer, author of
numerous bestsellers winner
of an Oscar. William Faulkner, was an American narrator and poet.
27. NOVELS:
The Torrents of Spring, 1926 (Aguas primaverales)
The Sun Also Rises, 1926 (Fiesta)
A Farewell to Arms, 1929 (Adiós a las armas)
To Have and Have Not, 1937 (Tener y no tener)
For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940 Por quién doblan las campanas()
Across the River and into the Trees, 1950 (Al otro lado del río y entre los árboles)
The Old Man and the Sea, 1952 (El viejo y el mar)
Islands in the Stream, 1970, (Islas en el golfo [o Islas a la deriva)
The Garden of Eden, 1986 (El jardín del Edén)
True at First Light, 1999 (Al romper el alba)
6. Works
28. COLLECTIONS
Three Stories and Ten Poems, 1923 (Tres relatos y diez poemas)
In Our Time, 1925 (En nuestro tiempo)
Men Without Women, 1927(Hombres sin mujeres)
Winner take Nothing, 1933 (El ganador no se lleva nada)
The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories, 1938 (La quinta columna y los
primeros cuarenta y nueve relatos).
The Nick Adams Stories, 1972 (Nick Adams)
29. OTHER
Death in the Afternoon, 1932 (Muerte en la tarde)
A Moveable Feast, 1964 (París era una fiesta)
The Dangerous Summer, 1985 (El verano peligroso)
30. THE SUN ALSO RISES
Robert Cohn
Lady Brett
Pedro
Romero
Jake Barnes
Bill Gorton
Mike
Campbell
34. Final Test
1. How many times does Hemingway marry?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
2. What national celebration was Hemingway to on his first trip to Spain?
a) Fallas in Valencia b) Carnival of Cadiz
c) The Tomatina in Buñol d) Sanfermines in
Pamplona
3. What was the novel that made Hemingway famous?
a) The Sun also Rises b) The Old Man and the
Sea
c) A Farewell to Arms d) To Have and Have
not
4. What is the theory that defines the style of Hemingway's work?
a) Mountain Theory b) Iceberg Theory
c) Island Theory d) Stone Theory
5. Which of these themes is not frequent in the Hemingway’s work?
a) War b) Nature
c) Emasculation c) Loneliness
6. Which of these authors rejects Hemingway's work?
a) Rusell Bank b) Salinger
c) Irving d) Gabriel García
Márquez
7. Which of the following novels does not belong to Hemingway?
a) The Garden of Eden b) True at First Light
c) Islands in the Stream c) All these novels
belong to Hemingway
8. In the novel The Sun also Rises, who is the first person who Brett has a
loving relationship with?
a) Robert Cohn b) Jake Barnes
c) Mike Campbell c) Pedro Romero
9. Who are the main character of the novel The Old Man and the Sea?
a) Antonio and Paquito b) Manolo and Rafalín
c) Santiago and Manolín d) Pedro and Jesulín
35. Answers Key
1. How many times does Hemingway marry?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
2. What national celebration was Hemingway to on his first trip to Spain?
a) Fallas in Valencia b) Carnival of Cadiz
c) The Tomatina in Buñol d) Sanfermines in
Pamplona
3. What was the novel that made Hemingway famous?
a) The Sun also Rises b) The Old Man and
the Sea
c) A Farewell to Arms d) To Have and Have
not
4. What is the theory that defines the style of Hemingway's work?
a) Mountain Theory b) Iceberg Theory
c) Island Theory d) Stone Theory
5. Which of these themes is not frequent in the Hemingway’s work?
a) War b) Nature
c) Emasculation c) Loneliness
6. Which of these authors rejects Hemingway's work?
a) Rusell Bank b) Salinger
c) Irving d) Gabriel García
Márquez
7. Which of the following novels does not belong to Hemingway?
a) The Garden of Eden b) True at First Light
c) Islands in the Stream c) All these novels
belong to
Hemingway
8. In the novel The Sun also Rises, who is the first person who Brett has a
loving relationship with?
a) Robert Cohn b) Jake Barnes
c) Mike Campbell c) Pedro Romero
9. Who are the main character of the novel The Old Man and the Sea?
a) Antonio and Paquito b) Manolo and Rafalín
c) Santiago and Manolín d) Pedro and Jesulín