A shadow on our hearts : soldier-poetry, morality, and the American war in Vietnam /

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The American war in Vietnam was one of the most morally contentious events of the twentieth century, and it produced an extraordinary outpouring of poetry. Yet the complex ethical terrain of the conflict is remarkably under-explored, and the prodigioius poetic voice of its American participants rema...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, Adam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]
Colección:Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond.
Temas:
1900-1999
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Literature and the war.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Moral and ethical aspects.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Veterans' writings, American > History and criticism.
War poetry, American > History and criticism.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Aspect moral.
Poésie américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
HISTORY > United States > General.
American poetry.
Ethics.
Veterans' writings, American.
War and literature.
War poetry, American.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Morality and History
  • Rebels and Witnesses
  • Publishing Hearts and Minds
  • 1. Climates
  • Thinking about Climates
  • Making Soldiers
  • The Nature of War
  • Fear
  • Doubt
  • The New World
  • 2. Others
  • Thinking about Others
  • Us and Them
  • The Stranger Within
  • Allies and Enemies
  • Distinctions
  • Breakthroughs
  • 3. Violence
  • Thinking about Violence
  • Bodies
  • Killing in War
  • Rejection and Resistance
  • Atrocities
  • Technology
  • 4. Responsibility
  • Thinking about Responsibility
  • The Usual Suspects
  • The Business of War
  • America and Americans
  • Soldiers and Veterans
  • Perpetual War
  • Wreckage.

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