Farewell to Arms By Ernest Hemingway

Burgess, Anthony. Ernest Hemingway and his world. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978.

Burgess writes about Hemingway's life and work in this book. Burgess describes Hemingway's early life in Oak Park, Illinois to the end of his life in suicide. Throughout the book, Burgess uses Hemingway's written work to reflect the experiences from Hemingway's own life. Burgess is well researched in this book. There are many photographs of Hemingway throughout his life. It really brings Hemingway the man to life.

"A Farewell to Arms.". The Young Reader's Companion. Eds. Carruth, Gorton and Eugene Ehrlich. New

This book is a collection of summaries about famous authors and written works. A Farewell to Arms and Ernest Hemingway are included as entries. The book gives a brief summary of A Farewell to Arms. However, the summary does not reveal the end of the novel. The brief biography of Hemingway gives details of his life. These include his Nobel Prize in 1954 and his suicide. This source is helpful in getting a brief overview of both A Farewell to Arms and Ernest Hemingway.

Donaldson, Scott, ed. New Essays on A Farewell to Arms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,

This book was a collection of various essays written about A Farewell to Arms. Each one had a different focus. One was about the narration style of Fred while another was about the language of the novel. The essays were helpful in that they added to the meaning of A Farewell to Arms. The observations added to the reader's view of Hemingway as a writer.

Gagne, David. V. "A Farewell to Arms." Online. Yahoo. Available at:

David Gagne used his web-site to respond to the book A Farewell to Arms. He shows the theme of the book and gives a brief plot synopsis. Gagne used his personal feelings about the book which weakened the web-site. He only used his feelings and did not relate them to Hemingway's writing style.

Gellens, Jay, ed. Twentieth Century Interpretations of A Farewell to Arms: A Collection Of Critical

Gellens has compiled a collection of critical essays about A Farewell to Arms. Their subjects vary from interpretations of the novel to different viewpoints of the book. Each is very different, but they are all about A Farewell to Arms and Hemingway's writing style. Some are about the tough love aspect while others focus on the death aspect of the novel. This book was full of different ideas, and they all added to this collection.

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957.

This novel is a tale of an American ambulance driver who is in the Italian military during World War I. Fred, the driver, falls in love with Catherine Barkley. The book is about their tragic love affair. This book was both interesting and boring at times. This book has all the elements of a good story. It has love, hate, and great characters.

Hillegass, C.K. Cliffs Notes on Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. Lincoln, Nebraska: Cliffs Notes

The source is a brief study of A Farewell to Arms. This study focuses on various topics about the novel. It includes commentaries on the book as well as character studies. This source is helpful in understanding the plot of A Farewell to Arms. However, it cannot be used as a substitute for the book. The Notes themselves are useful in getting a better idea of Hemingway's meaning in the novel.

Hurder, Steven. 5 Feb. 1998 "Ernest Hemingway in Oak Park." Online. Yahoo. Available at:

This was an interesting site that was dedicated to the Hemingway museum and Hemingway's life. The site covered information from Hemingway's childhood to his suicide, museum information, and insights about Hemingway. It also gave terrific links for other pages. This web-site is effective for both Hemingway and his books.

Lane, Robert. "Finding Patterns in Hemingway and Camus-Construction of meaning and truth." Online.

Robert Lane captures a different side of Hemingway's novel, A Farewell to Arms, in his web-site. He shows Hemingway's literary styles and puts them into patterns that compare with Camus's novel, The Outsiders. It is an interesting concept that led Lane to the similarities between the two books. While he is showing the patterns he also captures the meaning of Hemingway. This is a fabulous web-site to find out more about A Farewell to Arms.

Lewis, Robert W. A Farewell to Arms: The War of the Words. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992.

Lewis writes about Hemingway's classic novel A Farewell to Arms. He analyzes both the literary and historical context of the novel. Lewis writes that A Farewell to Arms describes a world in transition. According to Lewis, the novel is important not only for its story, but it is also important because of its construction. Lewis also analyzes the book itself. This includes the characters and the various themes of the book. The war of words is actually the dialogue between Catherine and Fred. This book was immensely helpful in understanding the novel on an analytical level.

Lewis, Robert W., ed. Hemingway in Italy and Other Essays. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1990.

This book is a collection of essays on Hemingway's various work that are set in Italy. The essays vary from the analysis of female characters to Hemingway's obsession with death. This is an interesting collection of essays about Hemingway. Each one is slightly different and gives a new view of Hemingway's written works based that are based in Italy.

Magill, Frank, N., ed. Masterplots. Vol. 4. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1976.

Masterplots is a collection of plot summaries of various famous works. A Farewell to Arms is summarized and is reviewed. The plot is very detailed and also gives away the end of the novel. The critical study analyzes the relationship between Fred and Catherine. Their relationship blossoms as they become disillusioned with the war. The symbols throughout the novel are also analyzed. This summary and brief critical analysis is a helpful way to understand Hemingway's hidden meanings throughout the novel.

Martin, Mick, and Marsha Porter, eds. Video Movie Guide 1997. New York: Ballantine Publishing

This collection of movie reviews includes a film version of A Farewell to Arms. The book lists one film version on video from 1932 starring Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper. The film is praised for the touching performances of the actors. The reviewer gave the film four out of five stars. This video guide is a reliable source for movie reviews. It has over 17, 000 reviews and is published yearly.

Oldsey, Bernard. Hemingway's Hidden Craft: The Writing of A Farewell to Arms. University Park,

Phillips, Gene D. Hemingway and Film. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1980.

Phillips describes the film versions of Hemingway novels. A large number of Hemingway works were turned into films. According to the book, there are two film versions of the novel. One is from 1932 and stars Gary Cooper. The other is from 1957 and stars Rock Hudson. Phillips also describes how Hemingway disliked turning his books into film, but he cashed in anyway. The book contains many pictures from the films. These photos add to the book a lot by showing characters from Hemingway novels as real people. Overall, this book was interesting because it compared the characters from the book to the characters in the film as well as Hemingway's feelings toward the film.

"Timeline." 24 Jan. 1997. Online. Yahoo. Available at: http://www.atlantic.net/~gagne/hem/time.html.

This web-site used a unique and effective timeline layout. The web-site creator created a Hemingway timeline that was a good tool for showing Hemingway's life. With links within the timeline, it was easy to find out about Hemingway and his lifestyle.

Winn, Holly. "A Farewell to Arms." Online. Excite. Available at: http://www.port-

This source was not a reliable informational site. It was a critique written by a high school student. Although it provided no insight into the book as a whole, it was interesting to see other students' viewpoints on the subject matter.

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