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• Hemingway and Maupassant: More Light on 'The Light of the World.'

  From: Hemingway Review

  Spring 19944,370 words Critical essay [(essay date spring 1994) In the following essay, Jobst and Williamson probe the use of humor and religious symbolism in "La maison Tellier" and Ernest Hemingway's "The Light of the World."] There was no sense in...

• The Piece of String: Overview

  Author:Simon BakerFrom:Reference Guide to Short Fiction

  938 words Critical essay Chekhov and Maupassant, widely acclaimed as the two most important influences on the modern short story, brought to the genre two very different talents. If Chekhov is the master of mood and atmosphere, then Maupassant...

• Maupassant's 'Idyll': The Art of the Simple Tale

  From: Midwest Quarterly

  Spring 20084,342 words Critical essay [(essay date spring 2008) In the following essay, Fawell perceives "Idyll" as a parody of the eponymous literary genre, pointing out that Maupassant's story resists the expected sexualization of its characters.] We are...