
Title
Hemingway and the Creation of Twentieth-Century Dialogue
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Uses excerpts from “Indian Camp,” “A Canary for One,” and “Hills Like White Elephants” to chart the evolution of Hemingway’s dialogue. Argues that his innovations, most notably the use of repetitive and indirect dialogue to advance plot and develop characters, are among Hemingway’s greatest contributions to twentieth-century literature.
Published in
Twentieth Century Literature
Volume
42
Issue
4
Date
Winter 1996
Pages
453-480
COinS
Citation
Lamb, Robert Paul. “Hemingway and the Creation of Twentieth-Century Dialogue.” Twentieth Century Literature 42, no. 4 (Winter 1996): 453-80.