Hemingway's life
What types of dangerous activities did Hemingway enjoy in his life?
Things such as deep-sea fishing, big-game hunting in Africa, and bullfighting in Spain.
What type of events did Hemingway write about early in his career as a reporter?
Small events for small-town people
What is Modernism in literature?
Modernism is a literary movement that emerged in the early 20th century, focusing on new ways of writing, and breaking away from traditional forms.
Who made the term: “the lost generation/The generation lost” popular?
James Hemmingway
Identify at least three locations where Ernest Hemingway lived during his life.
Africa, Kansas City, Paris, Canda, Oak City
What job did Ernest Hemingway have during World War I?
Ambulance driver for the Red Cross during World War I
What did Hemingway learn about writing while working as a reporter in Kansas City?
He learned to use sparse, straightforward, unemotional, yet vigorous prose
Which famous Modernist writers are central?
James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, and Ezra Pound
What does the term mean?
It is used to describe the generation off writers active immediately after World War 1
In which year did hemming way commit suicide, and how did he do it?
Hemingway shot himself in 1961
Where did Hemingway live in the 1920s, and which famous writers did he meet there? (mention at least 2)
Writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce
How is rain used as a symbol in A Farewell to Arms?
Rain symbolizes death, pain, and despair
How did World War I affect Modernist writers?
It made them feel disillusioned with traditional ideas, leading them to explore new forms and themes in their writing.
What does the term signify/referent to?
It signifies a postwar generation characterised by lost values and lost believes.
In which year did Hemmingway win a nobel prize? (extra 200 points for pulitzer price)
1954 (pulitzer price 1953)
How did Hemingway’s war injuries inspire his writing? Can you name one of his works influenced by these experiences?
For example "A Farewell to Arms" were inspired by his time in the war.
Why did Hemingway believe describing facts was more important than describing emotions?
He believed accurately describing facts made describing emotions unnecessary.
What kind of new writing techniques did Modernist authors use?
They used techniques like stream of consciousness and fragmented narratives.
Who were some famous modernist writers, and what did they write about?
Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce. They wrote about loneliness, feeling lost, and how life was changing with modern times.
How many wives did Hemmingway have? Name at least 1.
Hemingway married four times. Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn and Mary Welsh.
What was the story of The Old Man and the Sea, and why was it important for Hemingway?
It is a story about an old fisherman’s struggle to catch a giant marlin. He won the Pulitzer Prize and it earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature.
How did Hemingway's literary style pave the way for the American minimalists of the 1980s?
His concise style led minimalists to pursue even greater simplicity and precision.
What group of poets continued the Modernist tradition in the 1950s?
The Beat poets continued the Modernist tradition.
What phrase did Hemingway say in a conversation with Gertude Stein?
"You are all a lost generation"
Name five Hemmingway books.
The Sun Also Rises, The Torrents of Spring, A Farewell to Arms, To Have and Have Not, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Across the River and into the Trees, The Old Man and the Sea, Islands in the Stream, The Garden of Eden, True at First Light.