Why \u3cem\u3eEsquire\u3c/em\u3e? The Multiple Voices of Hemingway’s Complex Public Persona

Explores the underlying reasons for Hemingway’s decision to write for the upscale gentlemen’s magazine, including the opportunity to craft his public persona as a hardworking artist and knowledgeable sportsman, respond directly to critical attacks, and supplement his income by working with friend and ally, editor Arnold Gingrich. Fenstermaker praises Hemingway’s canon in Esquire for its broad view of the author’s interests, ideas, and values. Passing references to Death in the Afternoon and Green Hills of Africa

The Search for an American Audience: Marketing Ernest Hemingway, 1925-1930

Tracks Hemingway’s early relationship with publishers Boni and Liveright and Charles Scribner’s Sons. Provides a detailed history of Scribner’s advertising efforts focused on The Torrents of Spring, The Sun Also Rises, Men Without Women, A Farewell to Arms and a reissued collection of In Our Time. Fenstermaker argues for the extensive promotion of Hemingway’s work as evidence of the publisher’s confidence in the young writer and his potential for popularity with an American audience

\u3cem\u3eIn Our Time\u3c/em\u3e: Women’s Presence(s) and the Importance of Being Helen

Surveys the presence and absence of female characters considering the larger themes of violence, miscommunication, and loss of control that permeate In Our Time. Argues that while Helen of “Cross-Country Snow” may be physically absent from the story, her role is critical in a text strewn with ignored, misunderstood, and traumatized women. Fenstermaker writes: “Helen images hope for this generation by helping realize a desideratum long sought in these tales—a fruitful male/female relationship.

Agnes and Ernest: A Decade before Catherine

Draws on Agnes von Kurowsky’s diary entries and personal letters to provide an historical account of her love affair with Hemingway during World War I. Details von Kurowsky’s arrival in Italy with the Red Cross, the couple’s courtship, and her parting letter to Hemingway in March of 1919

Hemingway and the Gulf Stream: The \u3cem\u3eEsquire\u3c/em\u3e Letters as Informal \u3cem\u3eApologia\u3c/em\u3e

Overview of the letters, contending that they are a personal testament to Hemingway’s values as both “an individual and an artist—despite sometimes savage criticism.

Hemingway in the 1930s: A Conversation

Transcript of a panel discussion focusing on Hemingway’s life and art in the 1930s. Includes discourse on the Pfeiffer family’s emotional and financial support of the author, his political views, writings for Esquire, and suicide