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Ernest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms Website Evaluators
Dr. Claudia Matherly Stolz - Indiana University East, Indiana
Matthew Weeks - St. Mary's High School, California
Website Reviewer and Compiler
Chris Huber, on leave, Missouri
Site Ratings
1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = Excellent World War I Trenches on the Web
http://www.worldwar1.com/index.html
"This impressive site is full of photos, maps, narratives and other information on World War I" and "…gives students and educators a sense of
setting." Check out the fully linked site map in the Reference Library for an overview and instant access. "It's a wonderful place to browse for a couple of hours."
Overall Rating: 4Timeless Hemingway
http://home.earthlink.net/~jswolf/
Highlights include lists of critical works, biographies,
influences, interviews, and letters (at The Help Center); a great collection of photos and portions of the website creator's undergraduate honor's thesis. The question and answer sections, and the psychoanalytic
approach in the thesis may help teachers shape assignments. There is plenty of useful material, some of which is unique.
Overall Rating: 3-4The Papa Page
http://www.ee.mcgill.ca/~nverever/hem/preface.html
In the words of its creator, this page "simply contains an outline of (Hemingway's)
life experiences, his tastes, and his works." Photographs are plentiful. The "biography section is written in a sketchy and opinionated manner", but the Frequently Asked Questions section (a
chronological Q & A of biographical highlights in a workbook format) is detailed and matter of fact. All this plus bibliographies and related links make this site a good classroom resource, though not a source
of teaching materials.
Overall Rating: 3Ernest Hemingway in Oak Park, Illinois
http://www.hemingway.org/EHFOP/
The Earnest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park has
mounted an extensive site. From the home page go to "Hemingway's Life and Work" for biographies, personal and literary chronologies, and more. Basic background information is well organized but
there is no technical help, analysis or criticism here for teachers. This is primarily a promotional site for the Foundation, with some dead ends.
Overall Rating: 2-3The Star/Ernest Hemingway Reading
http://www.kcstar.com/audio/hemingway.htm
Here is an opportunity to listen to recordings (of varying quality) of Hemingway reading his
works. The six recordings include his Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech among other selections. "Having students listen to Hemingway is especially interesting because they don't expect Papa Bear's voice to
sound the way it does." This source material is but a detail in the study of literature, but brings the subject alive for students.
Overall Rating: 2-3 |
