Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

- Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work
- The Story Behind the Story, detailing the conditions under which the work was written
- A biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.

Genres: Classics

135 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world." After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literature departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University.

Reviews

[Shefali]

So close to reality. Hemingway has an art of describing situations that stand right in front of your eyes. The love and romance between Henry and Catherine is real, natural, everlasting. A warm, touching book.

[Ed Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to increase your understanding of the background and meaning behind Hemingway’s book. Great for the average reader, it’s only 116 pages, so you don’t have to read an entire critical commentary.

[Laina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straightforward writing style that is as dense as it is sparse. An interesting study in masculinity and the sort of love that is only found during times of war. A bit hard to get through in the first 2 sections,but begins to pick up momentum in section 3 and then had me enthralled for the remaining sections.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book took a long time for me to get into, and an even longer time for me to get through. There was something about Hemingway's writing style in this story that made it difficult to relate to the characters or the storyline. I enjoyed A Moveable Feast MUCH more.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. My first Hemmingway. He does a brilliant job of telling a story with beautiful, yet simple, words. I didn't enjoy the war scenes as much, but that's probably just me.

This book actually made me cry.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are strong at the broken places."

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book but not one that I recommend reading while pregnant.

[Trey · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say? One of the all-time great stories of love amid war, from one of the all time greats. And so much more poignant when reread at 30 than the first time at 15.

[Jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a read for my Book Club...I'll wait to review once we've had our discussion. Sometimes I like them a lot better after we've talked about them. Maybe I should have watched the DVD.

[Rangam Thoitak Chiru · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely amazing teacher on language ..story...form...its just got everything. All the more special to re-read it after school. a gap of about 15 years and i realized so many new things again.

[Kristine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Concise guide with notes on text, criticism, etc.