One rarely sees the names James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway together in the same sentence. Their obvious differences in writing styles, nationalities, and lifestyles prevent any automatic comparison from being made. But when one compares their early short story collections, Dubliners and In Our Time, many surprisingly similarities appear. Both are collections of short stories unified in some way, written by expatriates who knew each other in Paris. A mood of despair and hopelessness pervades the stories as the characters are trapped in the human condition. By examining the commonalities found in their methods of organization, handling of point of view, attitudes toward their subjects, stylistic techniques, and modes of writing, one is continually brought back to the differences between Joyce and Hemingway in each of these areas. For it is their differences that make these artists important; how each author chose to develop his craft gives him a significant place in literature.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500421 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Mayo, Kim Martin |
| Contributors | Kobler, J. F. (Jasper Fred), 1928-, Hughes, Robert L., Linebarger, J. M. (James Morris), 1934- |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 109 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Mayo, Kim Martin, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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