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| American author '''Ernest Miller Hemingway''' was born July 21, 1899 in ], ]; died July 2, 1961 in ], ]. | American author '''Ernest Miller Hemingway''' was born July 21, 1899 in ], ]; died July 2, 1961 in ], ]. | ||
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| * Silver Medal of Military Valor (medaglia d'argento) in ] | * Silver Medal of Military Valor (medaglia d'argento) in ] | ||
| * ] in 1953 (for '']'') | * ] in 1953 (for '']'') | ||
| * ] in 1954 (also for '']'') | * ] in 1954 (also for '']'') | ||
| For information on Hemingway only, you might skip the sections on ] and ]. For a quick read, you can start at ] | |||
| The sources of quotes are noted in the bibliography section. For easier reading, this text is split in several sections. You can get an all-in-one HTML version at http://people.freenet.de/sonics_homepage/hemtext.html | |||
| The following text was originally a research paper for school describing Hemingway's Life and work, as exemplified by the novels '']'' and '']''. If you are looking for information on Hemingway only, you might want to skip the sections on ] and ]. For a quick read, you can start at ] | |||
| If you want to know where the quotes are coming from, please refer to the bibliography section. For easier reading, this text is split in several sections, you can get an all-in-one HTML version at http://people.freenet.de/sonics_homepage/hemtext.html | |||
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| <h2>Grace Under Pressure | <h2>Grace Under Pressure | ||
| <br><font size="-1">Death and Violence in Ernest Hemingway's Life and Work</font></h2> | <br><font size="-1">Death and Violence in Ernest Hemingway's Life and Work</font></h2> | ||
| <h3>1. Introduction</h3> | <h3>1. Introduction</h3> | ||
| Death and violence were the two great constants in Hemingway's troubled, chaotic life. As an infant, he joined his father on hunting trips. At ten, he got his first shotgun. Fifty-one years later, he used a gun to kill himself. In the meantime, he had hurt many and many had hurt him. He was a tough, strong man with strong principles. | |||
| Death and violence were the two great constants in Hemingway's troubled, ever-changing life. As an infant, he joined his father on hunting trips. At ten, he got his first shotgun. Fifty-one years later, he used a gun to kill himself. In the meantime, he had hurt many and many had hurt him. He was a tough, strong man with strong principles. | |||
| Hemingway "believed that life was a tragedy and knew it could only have one end", yet he was blessed with talent and drive. That may have made it harder for him to admit his failures and correct them. | Hemingway "believed that life was a tragedy and knew it could only have one end", yet he was blessed with talent and drive. That may have made it harder for him to admit his failures and correct them. | ||
| <h3>Books and Beyond</h3> | <h3>Books and Beyond</h3> | ||
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| <h3>Robert Jordan and Frederic Henry: Two Facets of Hemingway</h3> | <h3>Robert Jordan and Frederic Henry: Two Facets of Hemingway</h3> | ||
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| :Catherine: A vehicle for the women in Hemingway?s life | :Catherine: A vehicle for the women in Hemingway?s life | ||
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| Yes and yes. There is obviously a need to restructure the whole text, biographic information should be separated from information on the two particular books, and a trivia section should be included. I will make some of those changes myself, but help is really welcome. -- SoniC | Yes and yes. There is obviously a need to restructure the whole text, biographic information should be separated from information on the two particular books, and a trivia section should be included. I will make some of those changes myself, but help is really welcome. -- SoniC | ||
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American author Ernest Miller Hemingway was born July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois; died July 2, 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho.
Awards:
- Silver Medal of Military Valor (medaglia d'argento) in World War I
- Pulitzer Prize in 1953 (for The Old Man and the Sea)
- Nobel Prize in literature in 1954 (also for The Old Man and the Sea)
For information on Hemingway only, you might skip the sections on Frederic Henry and Robert Jordan. For a quick read, you can start at Young and Innocent
The sources of quotes are noted in the bibliography section. For easier reading, this text is split in several sections. You can get an all-in-one HTML version at http://people.freenet.de/sonics_homepage/hemtext.html
Grace Under Pressure
Death and Violence in Ernest Hemingway's Life and Work
1. Introduction
Death and violence were the two great constants in Hemingway's troubled, chaotic life. As an infant, he joined his father on hunting trips. At ten, he got his first shotgun. Fifty-one years later, he used a gun to kill himself. In the meantime, he had hurt many and many had hurt him. He was a tough, strong man with strong principles.
Hemingway "believed that life was a tragedy and knew it could only have one end", yet he was blessed with talent and drive. That may have made it harder for him to admit his failures and correct them.
Books and Beyond
Famous at Twenty-Five Thirty a Master
From Boy to Man Hemingways First World War
From Reality to Fiction A Farewell to Arms
Robert Jordan and Frederic Henry: Two Facets of Hemingway
- Background
- Character
- Development
- Catherine: A vehicle for the women in Hemingway?s life
- Background
- Character
- Development
- Pablo
- Hemingway Up Close and Personal
Sure Shots The Second World War
Conclusion
Appendix
Yes and yes. There is obviously a need to restructure the whole text, biographic information should be separated from information on the two particular books, and a trivia section should be included. I will make some of those changes myself, but help is really welcome. -- SoniC