![]() ![]() We are forced to face the troubling fact that the gods of art often use the least worthy among us to be their vessels. “Hemingway” raises the provocative question, Is it possible to admire the art produced by a writer whom the reader dislikes, disdains, perhaps even despises? The answer, according to Mr. We are forced to face the troubling fact that the gods of art often use the least worthy among us to be their vessels, and despite the constant barrage of evidence revealing our hero’s awfulness, hour by hour, we are expected to get over it. ![]() Over the course of six hours, the three-part series insists that viewers hold in tension this seeming contradiction without trying to resolve it. This is the argument in a nutshell of “ Hemingway,” the new documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and the most recent installment in the revered PBS “ American Masters” series. He drank too much, he brawled and bragged too much, he was a thankless son and, at times, a negligent father. ![]() He was selfish and egomaniacal, a faithless husband and a treacherous friend. ![]()
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