Teaching Hemingway's the Sun Also Rises

Teaching Hemingway

by Peter L. Hays

Professor Peter L. Hays, an experienced teacher who has taught The Sun Also Rises for more than forty years, has gathered together other seasoned instructors who teach Ernest Hemingway’s rich and complex novel. An informative collection of approaches to the presentation of The Sun Also Rises, this volume provides historic background and a glossary of arcane references, presents critical interpretations, and offers methodologies to inspire teachers of college and high school students.

403 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Ptreick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm the first person to review this book on GoodReads! (How amazing is that?)

This book is a MUST for anyone teaching TSAR, and I'm so glad a google search a few months back led me to a copy on Amazon. It's a collection of critical essays dealing with all sorts of issues that will naturally arise when teaching the novel -- gender issues, religion, bullfighting, alcohol -- along with a wide variety of literary theories. Now, some of these perspectives I disagreed with--or at least, pooh-poohed a bit--but every single essay gave me a different approach to the novel, and I found myself jotting down repeated notes. I love that I now love the novel even more.

The works cited in the back of the book is massive and will lead to another treasure trove of all things Hemingway.

Quick--buy this book while there are still copies floating around!