Stein and Hemingway: The Story of a Turbulent Friendship

This historical and biographical text explores the numerous up-and-down stages of Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway's friendship, one of the most fascinating and instructive literary associations of the twentieth century. Over a span of twenty-four years, they moved from a mentor-student relationship to a rivalry between artistic peers. Despite dramatic fluctuations--of love, admiration, jealousy, resentment and name-calling--their association endured, partly because of Stein's admitted "weakness" for Hemingway and his need for her approval. By incorporating unpublished material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy library in Boston, the text shines new light on this famous friendship.

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Stein and Hemingway: The Story of a Turbulent Friendship

This historical and biographical text explores the numerous up-and-down stages of Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway's friendship, one of the most fascinating and instructive literary associations of the twentieth century. Over a span of twenty-four years, they moved from a mentor-student relationship to a rivalry between artistic peers. Despite dramatic fluctuations--of love, admiration, jealousy, resentment and name-calling--their association endured, partly because of Stein's admitted "weakness" for Hemingway and his need for her approval. By incorporating unpublished material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy library in Boston, the text shines new light on this famous friendship.

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Stein and Hemingway: The Story of a Turbulent Friendship

Stein and Hemingway: The Story of a Turbulent Friendship

by Lyle Larsen
Stein and Hemingway: The Story of a Turbulent Friendship

Stein and Hemingway: The Story of a Turbulent Friendship

by Lyle Larsen

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This historical and biographical text explores the numerous up-and-down stages of Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway's friendship, one of the most fascinating and instructive literary associations of the twentieth century. Over a span of twenty-four years, they moved from a mentor-student relationship to a rivalry between artistic peers. Despite dramatic fluctuations--of love, admiration, jealousy, resentment and name-calling--their association endured, partly because of Stein's admitted "weakness" for Hemingway and his need for her approval. By incorporating unpublished material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy library in Boston, the text shines new light on this famous friendship.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786460564
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 02/22/2011
Pages: 220
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Lyle Larsen is a professor of English at Santa Monica College and a founding member of the Hemingway Society. He is the author of numerous books and articles.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Part I Just Like Brothers

1 The Genius of Montparnasse 9

2 Shadowboxing Along the Seine 20

3 Crafting a Style and an Image 32

4 Making the Heavyweight Class 47

5 Composition as Explanation 62

6 Old Faces and New 71

Part II Taking Patches of Skin Off

7 Poor Old Papa 87

8 Getting Even 99

9 Knowing the Vital Spots 115

10 To Be One Succeeding 131

11 In Time of War 145

12 Three-Cushion Shots 160

13 Broken Beyond Repair 175

Epilogue 185

Chapter Notes 187

Select Bibliography 199

Index 207

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