Fitzgerald-Wilson-Hemingway
Subtitle: language and experience
By: Ronald Berman.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History.; Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History.; Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940 -- Language.; Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972 -- Knowledge -- Literature.; Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Language.; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Criticism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "In this study, Ronald Berman examines the work of the critic/novelist Edmund Wilson and the art of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway as they wrestled with the problems of language, experience, perception, and reality in the "age of jazz."" "Fitzgerald is often thought of as a romantic, but Berman shows that Fitzgerald actually sought to subvert the romantic models he studied so assiduously. Hemingway, widely viewed as a stylist who captured experience by simplifying language, is revealed as consciously demonstrating reality's resistance to language. Between these two renowned writers stands Wilson, who was critically influenced by Alfred North Whitehead, as well as Dewey, James, Santayana, and Freud. By patiently mapping the connectedness of these philosophers, historians, literary critics, and writers, Berman opens a new gateway into the era."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-118) and index.