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One True PodcastDebra Moddelmog on the Wound TheoryAbout seventy-five years ago, scholar Philip Young’s “wound theory” revolutionized Hemingway studies with a thesis that argued that Hemingway’s entire body of work was a series of responses to the injury he suffered in 1918 during World War One.Young’s audacious theory invited a slew of biographical and psychological readings of Hemingway’s work. Scholars incorporated trauma theory, ecology, history, and gender. Young inspired generations of scholars and also generated harsh responses, including Hemingway’s own vitriolic reaction.Debra Moddelmog, the great Hemingway scholar who studied with Young at Penn State, unpacks the wound theory f...2025-07-171h 01One True PodcastOne True Sentence #13 with Debra A. ModdelmogDebra Moddelmog shares her one true sentence from Hemingway's short story "The Sea Change."2021-11-1123 min