“But man is not made for defeat”: insights into Ernest Hemingway’s dementia

Abstract: Ernest Hemingway is widely regarded as one of the greatest fiction writers of all time. During his life, he demonstrated several signs of psychological suffering with gradual worsening and presentation of cognitive issues over his late years. Some of his symptoms and the course of his disease suggest that he might have suffered from an organic neurodegenerative condition that contributed to his decline, which culminated in his suicide in 1961. In this historical note, we discuss diagnostic hypotheses compatible with Hemingway’s illness, in light of biographical reports.

Object Details

• Alternative title: “Mas o homem não foi feito para a derrota”: visões sobre a demência de Ernest Hemingway
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: “But man is not made for defeat”: insights into Ernest Hemingway’s dementia ; volume:80 ; number:01 ; year:2022 ; pages:97-100 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 80, Heft 01 (2022), 97-100

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Coutinho, Léo ; Teive, Helio

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0299
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023031610442558820334
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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