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"...explores Ernest Hemingway's classic novella
with primary-source documents and from the Cuban socioeconomic and
political viewpoints during the late '40s and early '50s. Chapters
present information that is crucial to understanding the plot....A
valuable resource."
School
Library Journal (print)
Winner of the 1953
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and specifically cited by the Swedish Academy when
Hemingway received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954, The Old Man and the Sea remains one of the author’s most beloved
works. This sourcebook helps readers interpret and appreciate the
thematic concerns of the novel, as well as the contextual issues it
explores. Topic chapters provide information on Cuba, including its natural geography, socio-political history, and the
ethnic background of its people. A
wide variety of primary documents such as interviews
and articles, along with charts and
illustrations, establish a framework for interdisciplinary study. One
chapter with particular appeal to students deals with Hemingway’s treatment of the ethos and issues of baseball and sports.
Included are documents pertaining to the
Cuban League, the legendary Joe DiMaggio, and a historical perspective of
baseball offered by the Director of Research at the National Baseball Hall of
Fame in an original interview conducted for this sourcebook.
In addition, the online sourcebook provides the user access to:
- Contemporary Reviews
of The Old Man and the Sea
- Hemingway Photo
Gallery
- Virtual Tour of the
Hemingway House in San Francisco de Paulo, Cuba
- Travel Pictures,
Images and Photos of Cuba
- “Hemingway in Cuba,” a 1965 Atlantic Monthly article
- Hemingway’s obituary
as it appeared in The New York Times
- New York Yankees
Historical Timeline and Cuban Baseball Timeline
- Joe DiMaggio
Photo-essay from Life Magazine, and
DiMaggio biographical site with career statistics
- Sites and images of
religious icons featured in Santiago’s hut
- Marx/Engels Internet
Archive
- Castro’s History Will Absolve Me
- Fidel Castro History
Archive containing many of Castro’s major speeches
- Site on Pope John
Paul II 1998 visit to Cuba
- Photos of Alfred Glassell’s 1,560-pound record black marlin catch
- Biographical sites on
Ernest Hemingway, Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Theodore Dreiser, Frank
Norris, Joel Chandler Harris, Pauline Phieffer Hemmingway and more; Cuban
historical figures including Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Jose Marti, General
Tomas Estrada Palma, Ramon Grau San Martin, Carlos Prio Socarras, and Fulgencio
Batista; and many American and Cuban baseball notables.
- Glossary of cultural
references and historical idioms from Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea
- Web-based study
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