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Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway was published serially in six parts in 1929 and then as a book later the same year. It has also been the basis for a play and several films. This novel takes place in Italy during World War One and is based on Hemingway’s experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS3515 .E37

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Donaldson, Scott (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Ernest Hemingway. 1996.  Call Number: PS3515 .E37 Z58417 1996
• Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. 1969.  Call Number: PZ3 .H3736 Fa 1969
• Lee, Robert (ed.). Ernest Hemingway: New Critical Essays. 1983.  Call Number: PS3515 .E37 Z58675
• Waldhorn, Arthur. A Reader’s Guide to Ernest Hemingway. 2002.  Call Number: PS3515 .E37 Z92 2002
•  Williams, Wirt. The Tragic Art of Ernest Hemingway. 1981.  Call Number: PS3515 .E37 Z952

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• A Farewell to Arms

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literature Criticism– Call Number: REF PN771 .C59

                  o        Vol. 3, pg. 234-35, 239-40

                  o        Vol. 6, pg. 225-27, 230, 234

                  o   Vol.8, pg. 283, 290-1

                  o   Vol. 13, pg. 271, 273-75, 277-9

                  o   Vol. 80, pg. 104, 113, 115, 117-18, 128, 134, 136-37, 142, 146-49

• Critical Survey of Long Fiction – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C75 2000

                  o   Vol. 3, pg. 1526-28

• Magill’s Survey of American Literature – Call Number: REF PS21 .M34 2007

                  o   Vol. 3, pg. 1073-74

• Masterplots: Revised 2^nd ed. – Call Number: REF PN44. M33 1996

                  o        Vol. 4, pg. 2222-25

• Novels for Students– Call Number: REF PN44 .N937

                  o        Vol. 1, pg. 158-79

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Literature Resources from Gale
• OmniFile Full Text Mega

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.