Describes the life of author Ernest Hemingway and discusses such works as "A Farewell to Arms," "The Sun Also Rises," and "The Old Man and the Sea," placing each in its historical and biographical context.

A lost generation : an introduction to the life and works of Ernest Hemingway -- Fraid a nothing : the roots and development of Hemingway's writing -- In our time : examining In our time -- Hope in the futility : examining The sun also rises -- To war : examining A farewell to arms -- Defeated but not destroyed : examining The old man and the sea -- Self destruction : the final years of Ernest Hemingway -- Literary afterglow -- The Hemingway legacy -- Chronology.