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Archetypal figures in "the Snows of Kilimanjaro" : Hemingway on flight and hospitality /

"Anderson explores the richness of Hemingway's short story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," widely considered Hemingway's greatest, and introduces a new critical term, "Man on Trail," borrowed from Jack London. The man on trail is being pursued, ultimately by death, is...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Anderson, David L. (David Louis) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2019]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The man on trail
  • The books at Windemere
  • Elements of the man-on-trail plot
  • The race was the artist: Homeric men on trail
  • Divinity and divine agents on earth
  • Guests betrayed and hosts repaid
  • Poetic expressions and popular music
  • Hospitality in other Hemingway stories
  • The figure in the carpet: archetypes of the man-on-trail and hospitality plots in the narratives and italicized memories of "The snows of Kilimanjaro"
  • The case for Harry's redemption.