A few months back I posted My Top Ten Classic Novels for Teenage Girls. It has become my second most-viewed post ever, just behind Seven Annoying Things People Say To Pianists, which also created a lot of conversation. I felt somewhat bad about making this list for girls. I hate to gender stereotype and I... Continue Reading →
When I first read The Sun Also Rises (1926) by Ernest Hemingway, I was an undergraduate student in a class on American Modernism. My professor was a tall bald man who said the word “modernity” in a nasally voice at least 100 times every class period. It was hard not to laugh and smirk when... Continue Reading →
I’ve read a few different short story collections by Ernest Hemingway. Here are my musings on some of the specific stories in those collections. “Soldier’s Home,” from the collection In Our Time (1925), is a product of Modernism, a literary and social movement surrounding World War I in which the world experienced dramatic change. Harold... Continue Reading →
Although loss of faith is characteristic of the Modernist era, Ernest Hemingway does not shy away from using religious themes in his novels. One of the most striking examples is the use of Biblical references in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940). Hemingway uses Biblical imagery as a way of showing his characters’ religious devotion... Continue Reading →
Warning: This post explores the literary term “bitch goddess,” and I therefore use that word frequently. I understand that this is offensive and upsetting to some people, so please don’t take it personally and please don’t read this post if strong language offends you. Female characters in Hemingway’s work are often called “bitch goddesses,” who... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed reminiscing about Ernest Hemingway’s books so much while reading and posting on The Paris Wife, that I’ve decided to post five days this week on the works of Ernest Hemingway. I’ll be using a lot of the information from the class I took during my Master’s degree on Hemingway, and I’ll share some... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 