Writing after war : American war fiction from realism to postmodernism /

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In Writing After War, John Limon develops a theory of the relationship of war in general to literature in general, in order to make sense of American literary history in particular. Applying the work of war theorists Carl von Clausewitz and Elaine Scarry, John Limon argues that The Iliad inaugurates...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Limon, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Temas:
1800-1999
War stories, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Postmodernism (Literature) > United States.
Realism in literature.
Récits de guerre américains > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Postmodernisme (Littérature) > États-Unis.
Réalisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Postmodernism (Literature)
Realism in literature
War stories, American
United States
English fiction > Special subjects > Wars
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. The Art of War: The Contest and the Duel; 2. Swords to Words: Realism and the Civil War; 3. Goddesses on the Battlefield: The Combatant Novels of Tourgée, Cable, and De Forest; 4. Temporal Form and Wartime: Modernism After World War I; 5. The Postmodernization of World War II; 6. Diversions: A Theory of the Vietnam Sports Novel; Play, Part I; Sports; Tennis, Baseball; Basketball; Football, the Hunt; Play, Part II; 7. Family Likenesses: War in Women's Words; The Civil War and Reality; World War I and Modern Beauty; Media and Immediate Wars; Afterword; Notes; Index; A.
  • BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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