The Writing Styles of Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway is believed to have belonged to several different types of literary movements. The one I believe best describes his writing is The Iceberg Principle. This principle is the case in which a very small amount of information is available or visible in the situation while the 'real' information is unavailable or hidden. He can also be considered a modernist. After the events of WWI, many writers turned away from the Victorian style of the 19^th century. Hemingway also belongs to the Lost Generation. This type of writing style is defined by the sense of moral loss or aimlessness that was apparent in literary figures during the 1920s. Hemingway completely did away with the florid prose of the 19^th century by replacing it with a lean, clear prose based on action.

 

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