Title
Genre, Gender, and Truth in Death in the Afternoon
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Examines bullfighting as an analogy for writing, arguing that Hemingway encounters both death and truth in each pastime, two things for which he constantly sought clarity and knowledge. Argues that beyond any simple study of death and truth, Hemingway specifically explores “sexual truths” through his descriptions of bullfighting, concluding that Death in the Afternoon demonstrates the irresolvable tension between Hemingway’s desire to represent truth and his acknowledgement of truth’s variable character.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
17
Issue
2
Date
Spring 1998
Pages
47-63
COinS
Citation
Thurston, Michael. “Genre, Gender, and Truth in Death in the Afternoon.” Hemingway Review 17, no. 2 (Spring 1998): 47-63.