For Whom the Bell Tolls (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernest Hemingway
- First Published: 1940
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic realism
- Time of Work: 1937
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Courage, 1930’s, Guerrillas or guerrilla warfare, Civil wars, Spain or Spanish people, Gypsies, Bridges
- Locales: Spain
Places Discussed
Bridge. Strategic target of the Republican offensive and the objective of Jordan’s mission. Pablo opposes the attack on the bridge because he knows that it will provoke retaliation by the fascists, but the other guerrillas eventually agree to support Jordan. Once the Republican bombardment begins, Jordan, with help from the guerrillas, destroys the bridge with explosives.
Comandancia. Headquarters of Commissar André Marty, a paranoid and demented old fanatic who delays the delivery to General Golz of Robert Jordan’s warning that the Republican...
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