Hemingway and Pound: Literary Friends, Wartime (Criminal?) Opposites
Ernest Hemingway is one of the most famous literary figures of all time and is regarded by many people as the American writer. Hemingway supported, sometimes literally, his friend and mentor Ezra Pound throughout the last 35 years of his (Hemingway's) life.This article discusses the friendship that developed between these two American literary icons. It also discusses the dramatic divergence between their lives as a result of their respective actions during World War II, as well as the mental illnesses they allegedly developed in their later years.