Title
Canonical Bedfellows: Ernest Hemingway and Henry James
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Comparison study focusing on the reasons behind the seemingly odd pairing of Hemingway with James in graduate creative writing workshops of the cold war era. Highlights Hemingway’s influence on and appeal to students, emphasizing his strict self-discipline in both writing and lifestyle and hearty individualism. Bennett contrasts Hemingway’s stylistic contributions with James’s more theoretical offerings focused on art rather than the artist. Frequent references to Hemingway’s canon throughout.
Published in
Workshops of Empire: Stegner, Engle, and American Creative Writing during the Cold War
Date
2015
Pages
142-205
COinS
Citation
Bennett, Eric. “Canonical Bedfellows: Ernest Hemingway and Henry James.” In Workshops of Empire: Stegner, Engle, and American Creative Writing during the Cold War, 142-205. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2015.