{"product_id":"reading-hemingways-the-old-man-and-the-sea-glossary-and-commentary-paperback","title":"Reading Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea: Glossary and Commentary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSylvester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLarry Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Hays\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003ci\u003e is a deceptively simple work. An old man goes fishing. He catches a giant marlin after much struggle. Sharks attack and destroy the fish. The old man is left with the bare bones of the fish--a Monday morning \"fish story.\" But much lies beneath the surface. The action is condensed and presented in carefully crafted images, in words and details selected because of their multivalent meanings, and in several external narrative strands, present primarily as allusions and echoes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors fish below the surface of \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003ci\u003e to determine what is contained in Hemingway's allusions. They trace the development of symbols, amplify literary echoes, and contextualize the work's mythological, religious (including Afro-Cuban religion), and philosophical references. They examine the hybridity of genre in The Old Man and the Sea and engage multiple literary and critical methodologies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the reputation of \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003ci\u003e has waxed and waned, it has continued to be read by successive generations of students and literary scholars. This book is written for both audiences. Young readers will discover that surface details have depth and resonance; senior scholars will be challenged to apply new approaches.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBickford Sylvester\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2014) was professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He served on the board of the Hemingway Foundation and the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eThe Hemingway Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLarry Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e, emeritus professor of English at Bethany College, is the author of The Religious Design of Hemingway's Early Fiction and coeditor, with Bickford Sylvester, of \u003ci\u003eHemingway, Cuba and the Cuban Works\u003c\/i\u003e (Kent State University Press, 2014). He is a founding member of the Hemingway Society and serves on the board of the Hemingway Foundation. \u003cb\u003ePeter L. Hays\u003cb\u003e is professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Davis. A former member of the Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Wharton Society boards, Hays has published four books on Hemingway, most recently, \u003ci\u003eFifty Years of Hemingway Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53248502006067,"sku":"9781606353424","price":63.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/68gnh2Dhy19781606353424.webp?v=1776311700","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/reading-hemingways-the-old-man-and-the-sea-glossary-and-commentary-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}