HEMINGWAY ON STAGE: THE FIFTH COLUMN, POLITICS, AND BIOGRAPHY

The political interests represented in Hemingway's play 'The Fifth Column,' published in 1938, have been neglected by his biographers. The play is not one of Hemingway's better works, but it shows his interest in the partisan politics associated with the Spanish Civil War. The pl...

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Published in:The Hemingway review 1998-09, Vol.18 (1), p.5
Main Author: RAEBURN, JOHN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Analysis
Biographies
Communism
Communism and literature
Dos Passos, John (1896-1970)
Drama
Hemingway, Ernest
Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961)
History
Literary criticism
Literature
Political aspects
Political literature
Political science literature
Politics
Politics in literature
Spain
Spanish language
Writers
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Summary:The political interests represented in Hemingway's play 'The Fifth Column,' published in 1938, have been neglected by his biographers. The play is not one of Hemingway's better works, but it shows his interest in the partisan politics associated with the Spanish Civil War. The play gave Hemingway a chance to present propaganda for the Loyalist cause to the elite audiences of New York. The play focuses on counterintelligence activities in Madrid, endorsing the politics of the real-life Servicio de Investigacion Militar (SIM). A more incisive grasp of politics is reflected in 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' published in 1940.
ISSN:0276-3362
1548-4815