Orwell & Hemingway in Spain – The Spanish Civil War – Homage to Catalonia + For Whom the Bell Tolls | Episode 043
Orwell & Hemingway in Spain – The Spanish Civil War – Homage to Catalonia + For Whom the Bell Tolls | Episode 043Description
Orwell and Hemingway in Spain – the long awaited episode on the Spanish Civil War is finally here! Herein the panel covers Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell and For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, complete with some mustache styling tips and a brief lesson in Spanish swear words. Though centered on the same conflict (albeit in separate regions of the country) the two works differ wildly in style, tone and detail. Hemingway’s novel is essentially fiction, making use of the conflict for his setting and backdrop while Orwell reports on the war, laboring to understand and explain the roots of the struggle within the quagmire of surrounding politics. Sam’s brief primer on the Spanish Civil War promises to make the subject more accessible than ever before – and hopefully encourage more personal research into an event that seems to reside unjustly in the shadow of World War II.
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Show Notes & Links
- George Orwell
- Homage to Catalonia
- Ernest Hemingway
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
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- Spanish Civil War
- Francisco Franco
- The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
- Fascism: Fascism /ˈfæʃɪzəm/ is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before spreading to other European countries. Opposed to liberalism, Marxism and anarchism, fascism is usually placed on the far-right within the traditional left–right spectrum.
- The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David Kertzer
- Basque Nationalists
- Paths of Glory (1957 film) – Stanley Kubrick
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943 film) – Sam Wood
- The Red Badge of Courage by Steven Crane
- Orwell in Spain by George Orwell (Christopher Hitchens intro.)
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