War and violence have arguably been some of the strongest influences on literature, but the relation is complex: more than just a subject for story-telling, war tends to reshape literature and culture. Modern war literature necessarily engages with national ideologies, and this volume looks at the specificity of how American literature deals with the emotional, intellectual, social, political, and economic contradictions that evolve into and out of war. Raising questions about how American ideals of independence and gender affect representations of war while also considering how specifically American experiences of race and class interweave with representations of combat, this book is a rich and coherent introduction to these texts and critical debates.
| ISBN: | 9781138917576 |
| Publication date: | 8th May 2018 |
| Author: | Jennifer Anne Haytock |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 188 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Introductions to American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |
War and violence have arguably been some of the strongest influences on literature, but the relation is complex: more than just a subject for story-telling, war tends to reshape literature and culture. Modern war literature necessarily engages with national ideologies, and this volume looks at the specificity of how American literature deals with the emotional, intellectual, social, political, and economic contradictions that evolve into and out of war. Raising questions about how American ideals of independence and gender affect representations of war while also considering how specifically American experiences of race and class interweave with representations of combat, this book is a rich and coherent introduction to these texts and critical debates.
The Routledge Introduction to American War Literature features in the following genres: Literary studies: general
The Routledge Introduction to American War Literature is available in Paperback
The Routledge Introduction to American War Literature was written by Jennifer Anne Haytock and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Routledge Introduction to American War Literature has 188 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Introductions to American Literature series
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