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Understanding The Old Man and the Sea A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
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Patricia Dunlavy Valenti
Book Code: GR1631
ISBN: 0-313-31631-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31631-9
216 pages, figures, maps, photos, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/30/2002
List Price: $51.95 (UK Sterling Price: £29.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Students will be able to unlock the deeper meanings of this classic through the background information offered here.
    —Curriculum Connections/School Library Journal     October 2003
  • [e]xplores 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     December 2002
Description: 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 casebook 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, sociopolitical 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 Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame in an original interview conducted for this book. The casebook is completed with contemporary issues, suggestions for oral and written exploration of the novel, and suggested further readings.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Literary Analysis of The Old Man and the Sea
  • The Cuban Environment: Geography and Climate and the Living Organisms They Support
  • Cuban Historical, Political, and Economic Background
  • Cuban Culture: An Ethnic Background
  • Sports
  • The Old Man and the Sea: Contemporary Issues
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001055626
LCC Class: PS3515
Dewey Class: 813
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