Explore Hemingway's novel "To Have and Have Not" in this 49-minute Yale University lecture. Delve into the author's use of taxonomic groups based on race, class, and sexuality, and examine how shifting narrative perspectives classify characters as distinct human types. Analyze the thematic parallels drawn between diverse racial groups, complicating the novel's central dualism. Investigate the publication history, interconnections with other novels, and the significance of protagonist Harry Morgan's verbal tics. Discuss the portrayal of racism, character symmetries, and the concept of "cojones" in Hemingway's work. Note: This lecture contains graphic content and adult language that may be disturbing to some viewers.
Hemingway's To Have and Have Not - Analysis of Types and Narrative Perspectives
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter 1. Hemingway in Havana
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- Chapter 2. Publication History of To Have and Have Not
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- Chapter 3. Interconnections Between the Novels So Far
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- Chapter 4. Taxonomic Groups ("Types") in To Have and Have Not
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- Chapter 5. Racism in To Have and Have Not
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- Chapter 6. Harry Mogan's Verbal Tic, "Some"
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- Chapter 7. Harry Morgan as a Type
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- Chapter 8. Symmetries between Harry and Other "Types"
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- Chapter 9. The Celebrated Concept of the Cojones
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