Title
Hemingway’s Influence on Sportswriting
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
Provides a brief history of American sportswriters, paying special homage to Hemingway’s contributions to the genre. Merchant describes Hemingway as an everyman in male American culture, recounts several anecdotes of his interactions with famous athletes, and gives editorial notes concerning athletes in his works. Brief references to The Sun Also Rises, “Fifty Grand,” and “My Old Man.”
Published in
Date
1994
Pages
51-56
COinS
Citation
Rosen, Kenneth, ed. Hemingway Repossessed. Westport: Praeger, 1994.