Title
Hemingway vs. Stendhal, or Papa’s Last Fight with a Dead Writer
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Explores Hemingway’s self-image as a prizefighter battling Ivan Turgenev, Guy de Maupassant, and Stendhal. Argues that Hemingway’s attempt to challenge these specific authors reflects the development of his literary values and goals. Briefly discusses Maupassant’s influence on “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” and “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” followed by a discussion of Hemingway’s goal to ‘defeat’ Stendhal through his writing of For Whom the Bell Tolls and Across the River and into the Trees.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
19
Issue
1
Date
Fall 1999
Pages
127-140
COinS
Citation
Miller, Paul W. “Hemingway vs. Stendhal, or Papa’s Last Fight with a Dead Writer.” Hemingway Review 19, no. 1 (Fall 1999): 127-40.