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Hemingway

The Inspiration Behind 'The Sun Also Rises'

Hemingway was inspired to write "The Sun Also Rises" during his travels across Spain.

Aired 04/05/2021

FromKen Burns

Hemingway

The Inspiration Behind 'The Sun Also Rises'

Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 14sVideo has Closed Captions

Hemingway was inspired to write "The Sun Also Rises" during his travels across Spain.

In 1925, Ernest and Hadley Hemingway traveled to Pamplona for the annual running of the bulls. While following the bullfights across Spain, Hemingway would write "The Sun Also Rises," told from the perspective of character Jake Barnes, a war veteran, and inspired by events that transpired during their time in Pamplona with friends.

Aired 04/05/2021

FromKen Burns

Corporate funding for HEMINGWAY was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Annenberg Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and by ‘The Better Angels Society,’ and...

Hemingway's WWI Service

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How Hemingway's Childhood Sparked a Love of Nature, Writing

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Hemingway's love of nature and writers' discipline were instilled in him from a young age. (3m 55s)

When Hemingway 'Lost Everything'

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Two years' worth of Hemingway's work was lost on a train from Paris when he was just 23. (2m 7s)

Writer Edna O'Brien on Hemingway's View of Women

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Edna O'Brien reads a passage from Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Up in Michigan." (2m 7s)

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Corporate funding for HEMINGWAY was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Annenberg Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and by ‘The Better Angels Society,’ and...

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