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The Liminal Function of Beds and the Burlesque in Ernest Hemingway's "A Pursuit Race," "The Killers," and "Ten Indians".

  • Published In: Hemingway Review, 2025, v. 45, n. 1. P. 102 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Holliday, Shawn 3 of 3

Abstract

In Men Without Women, Ernest Hemingway employs beds as an important symbol that represents the complex realities of twentieth-century life. When fused with conventions of the burlesque show in "A Pursuit Race," "The Killers, and "Ten Indians," beds become liminal places that present alternative values that undercut normal expectations much like burlesque shows did in presenting cultural contradictions and sexual ambiguities to the viewing public. Such depictions show what problematic places beds can be: spaces of fear that can also comfort during times of greatest need, places where people work out their most problematic questions of existence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Hemingway Review. 2025/09, Vol. 45, Issue 1, p102
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0276-3362
  • DOI:10.1353/hem.2025.a975287
  • Accession Number:189249191
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