Death in the Afternoon

E59396

book non-fiction book

Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book exploring the culture, technique, and philosophy of Spanish bullfighting, noted for its detailed reportage and meditations on courage and death.

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Label	Occurrences
Death in the Afternoon canonical	4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
author	Ernest Hemingway ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	Spanish bullrings ⓘ bullfighting ritual ⓘ bullfighting technique ⓘ bulls ⓘ matadors ⓘ
followedBy	Green Hills of Africa ⓘ
genre	cultural commentary ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ sports writing ⓘ
hasForm	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasPart	glossary of bullfighting terms ⓘ illustrations ⓘ photographs ⓘ
hasReception	considered a classic of sports literature ⓘ controversial for its defense of bullfighting ⓘ
hasTheme	art versus sport ⓘ authentic experience ⓘ honor ⓘ mortality ⓘ spectacle ⓘ violence ⓘ
influencedBy	Hemingway's experiences in Spain ⓘ Spanish culture ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	modernism ⓘ
literaryStyle	essayistic ⓘ reportage ⓘ
mainSubject	Spanish bullfighting ⓘ aesthetics of violence ⓘ bullfighting culture ⓘ courage ⓘ death ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	Hemingway's theory of writing and truth ⓘ detailed description of bullfighting ⓘ philosophical reflections on courage and death ⓘ
partOf	Ernest Hemingway bibliography ⓘ
placeOfPublication	New York City ⓘ
precededBy	A Farewell to Arms ⓘ
publicationDate	1932 ⓘ
publisher	Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ
setIn	Spain ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	early 20th century bullfighting ⓘ

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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.

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Subject: Death in the Afternoon
Description of subject: Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book exploring the culture, technique, and philosophy of Spanish bullfighting, noted for its detailed reportage and meditations on courage and death.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ernest Hemingway → notableWork → Death in the Afternoon ⓘ

Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum → associatedWith → Death in the Afternoon ⓘ

Ernest Hemingway bibliography → includesWork → Death in the Afternoon ⓘ

“Pursuit and Conversation” → relatedWork → Death in the Afternoon ⓘ

subject surface form: Pursuit and Conversation