"A Very Sinister Book": The Sun Also Rises as Critique of Pastoralism

Abstract

To date, The Sun Also Rises has received little ecocritical attention, despite its concern with interrogating literary depictions of the relationship between humanity and the natural world. This concern is most evident in the novel's attention to the importance of truthful reporting, woven into Jake's indictment of Cohn's admiration for The Purple Land, which Jake brands "a very sinister book." His critique provides a key for analyzing the many ironic allusions to the pastoral tradition in the novel.

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