Masterwork Studies Series - The Sun Also Rises (Masterwork Studies Series)

By Michael S. Reynolds

Book Overview

Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations, these books help students to gain background knowledge on great literature useful for papers and exams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thinking by presenting engaging information about each work and its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on in-depth studies of popular literature. Each volume: -- Illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text -- Uses clear, conversational language -- Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages -- Includes a chronology of the author's life and era -- Provides an overview of the historical context -- Offers a summary of its critical reception -- Lists primary and secondary sources and index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805780157
• ISBN13: 9780805780154
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Micheal Renolds knows Hemingway

Michael Reynolds does it again. In delving into the conscious and unconscious motivations of each and every character in Hemingway's first serious novel, The Sun Also Rises, he poses a question about what the expatriates were doing abroad and why they were doing it. Many of the supposed lost generation had personal problems stemming from the Geat War, and Reynolds is apt to discuss why and how this affected eachother. In determining how and why the narrator and his cohorts are imperfect in their own human ways, Reynolds gives Hem well-deserved credit. He proves admiration for the author by pointing out many symbols, motifs, and historical antedotes gone unnoticed by a casual reader. He also lets Hem's genius shine through with a clear and terse analysis. His discussion of structure and values is well researched and designed, but when it came to the last chapter, although compelling, I feel he became highly repetitve. All and all a fast moving read that provides information without trying to convince the reader to agree with all he mentions. I read it in one sitting and believe any fan of Hemingway, and especially The Sun (as Reynolds refers to the book)should pick it up for fun.