Title
Toreo: The Moral Axis of The Sun Also Rises
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
Considers the spiritual dimensions of the toreo, which make it not only the center of the novel but also the center of the author’s artistic vision. Sees characters revolving around the center in concentric circles at varying distances—from Romero who is nearest the center to the uncomprehending Cohn, the farthest figure. Traces Hemingway’s transformation of the historical Cayetano Ordóñez into the mythic Romero. Previously published in Hemingway Review 6, no. 1 (Fall 1986): 88-99, and elsewhere.
Date
2003
Pages
187-206
COinS
Citation
Hays, Peter L., ed. Teaching Hemingway: “The Sun Also Rises.” Moscow: University of Idaho Press, 2003.