Literature At War A Comparison Of American War Literature Of Ww Ii And The Vietnam War

Author : Rainer Puster
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 9783640121397

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Literature at War - A Comparison of American War Literature of WW II and the Vietnam War by Rainer Puster Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Augsburg, language: English, abstract: The 20th century was a century of conflict. Never before in the history of mankind had there been that many nations at war, fighting each other with huge armies and weapons of mass destruction. The two World Wars and the ideological battle between East and West had a huge impact on the social and political world. Many of today ́s conflicts can be traced back to the great wars and years that followed them, in which the nations involved tried to find a new balance and world order. The USA took part in several significant wars and is now the last remaining super-power in the world. Of all the conflicts the U.S. was involved in, its role in the Second World War and the war in Vietnam are the two most vividly remembered. Throughout history, people have constructed and displayed a sense of their past, their collective memory and cultural knowledge through works of art. In the twentieth century, this process of myth-making has been fulfilled mainly by novels and movies. Many of these "vehicles of memory" have portrayed the wars and captured the atmosphere in America at that time. Yet, there is a big difference in the way and the extent to which WW II and Vietnam have been digested in the conscience of the nation. Although the Second World War affected more families directly and more Americans fell in those years than during the war in Vietnam, there seems to be a tendency to suppress the memories of the latter. It is only in times of crisis (as the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq) that the nightmarish image of "Vietnam" appears in media commentaries and political speeches and becomes a topic of public awareness. What is the reason? What role did literature play in the process of coming to terms with the terrible experience of war? Which lessons do writers of war literature offer in terms of dealing with present or future c

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : WISC:89116904996

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WLA by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Walsh
Publisher : New York : St. Martin's Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010661523

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American War Literature, 1914 to Vietnam by Jeffrey Walsh Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : UCAL:B5095663

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War, Literature, and the Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jennifer Haytock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317422624

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The Routledge Introduction to American War Literature by Jennifer Haytock Pdf

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.

Author : Brenda M. Boyle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472510778

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The Vietnam War by Brenda M. Boyle Pdf

Reverberations of the Vietnam War can still be felt in American culture. The post-9/11 United States forays into the Middle East, the invasion and occupation of Iraq especially, have evoked comparisons to the nearly two decades of American presence in Viet Nam (1954-1973). That evocation has renewed interest in the Vietnam War, resulting in the re-printing of older War narratives and the publication of new ones. This volume tracks those echoes as they appear in American, Vietnamese American, and Vietnamese war literature, much of which has joined the American literary canon. Using a wide range of theoretical approaches, these essays analyze works by Michael Herr, Bao Ninh, Duong Thu Huong, Bobbie Ann Mason, le thi diem thuy, Tim O'Brien, Larry Heinemann, and newcomers Denis Johnson, Karl Marlantes, and Tatjana Solis. Including an historical timeline of the conflict and annotated guides to further reading, this is an essential guide for students and readers of contemporary American fiction

Author : Mark Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058120380

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The Vietnam War in History, Literature and Film by Mark Taylor Pdf

A concise, interdisciplinary approach to the popular but complex of subject of representations of the Vietnam War in American history, literature and film.

Author : John Newman
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCAL:B4099995

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Vietnam War Literature by John Newman Pdf

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Author : Philip D. Beidler
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0820306126

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American Literature and the Experience of Vietnam by Philip D. Beidler Pdf

Beidler seeks to analyze memoirs, novels, experimental works of fiction, plays, poems and oral histories about the Vietnamese conflict in relation to the larger process of cultural mythmaking. He finds that most of them are concerned with the meaning of the conflict for the American culture as a whole.

Author : Robert McGill
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780773551671

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War Is Here by Robert McGill Pdf

Canada did not fight in the Vietnam War, but the conflict seized the Canadian imagination with an energy that has persisted. In War Is Here Robert McGill explains how the war contributed to a golden age for writing in Canada. As authors addressed the conflict, they helped to construct an enduring myth of Canada as liberal, hospitable, and humanitarian. For many writers, the war was one that Canadians could and should fight against, if not in person, then on the page. In this pioneering account of war-related Canadian literature McGill observes how celebrated books of the era channel Vietnam, sometimes in subtle but pervasive ways. He examines authors’ attempts to educate their readers about American imperialism and Canadian complicity, and he discusses how writers repeatedly used language evoking militarism and violence – from the figure of the United States as a rapist to the notion of Canada as a “peaceable kingdom” – in order to make Canadians feel more intensely about their country. McGill also addresses the recent spate of prize-winning Canadian novels about the war that have renewed Vietnam’s resonance in the wake of twenty-first century conflicts involving America. War Is Here vividly revisits a galvanizing time in world history and Canadian life, offering vital insights into the Vietnam War’s influence on how people think about Canada, its place in the world, and the power of the written word to make a difference.

Author : Patricia Hachten Wee,Robert James Wee
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0810853019

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World War II in Literature for Youth by Patricia Hachten Wee,Robert James Wee Pdf

This comprehensive volume provides a wealth of information with annotated listings of more than 3,500 titles--a broad sampling of books on the war years 1939-1945. Includes both fiction and nonfiction works about all aspects of the war. Professional resources for educators aligned to the educational standards for social studies; technical references; periodicals and electronic resources; a directory of WWII museums, memorials, and other institutions; and topics for exploration complement this excellent library and classroom resource.

Author : Nancy Anisfield
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0879723963

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Vietnam Anthology by Nancy Anisfield Pdf

Novel excerpts include: Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers, David Halberstam's One Very Hot Day, and Jeff Danziger's Lieutenant Kitt. Short stories include Asa Baber's "The Ambush," Tobias Wolff's "Wingfield," and Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried." Drama excerpts include David Rabe's Streamers and Lanford Wilson's The 5th of July. Poets include: Denise Levertov, Jan Barry, E. D. Ehrhart, Basil T. Paquet, Stephen Sossaman, Bryan Alec Floyd, Bruce Weigl, and Trang Thi Nga.

Author : Sacvan Bercovitch,Cyrus R. K. Patell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521497329

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The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990 by Sacvan Bercovitch,Cyrus R. K. Patell Pdf

Volume VII of the Cambridge History of American Literature examines a broad range of American literature of the past half-century, revealing complex relations to changes in society. Christopher Bigsby discusses American dramatists from Tennessee Williams to August Wilson, showing how innovations in theatre anticipated a world of emerging countercultures and provided America with an alternative view of contemporary life. Morris Dickstein describes the condition of rebellion in fiction from 1940 to 1970, linking writers as diverse as James Baldwin and John Updike. John Burt examines writers of the American South, describing the tensions between modernization and continued entanglements with the past. Wendy Steiner examines the postmodern fictions since 1970, and shows how the questioning of artistic assumptions has broadened the canon of American literature. Finally, Cyrus Patell highlights the voices of Native American, Asian American, Chicano, gay and lesbian writers, often marginalized but here discussed within and against a broad set of national traditions.

Author : M. Paul Holsinger,Mary Anne Schofield
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0879725567

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Visions of War by M. Paul Holsinger,Mary Anne Schofield Pdf

For Americans World War II was "a good war," a war that was worth fighting. Even as the conflict was underway, a myriad of both fictional and nonfictional books began to appear examining one or another of the raging battles. These essays examine some of the best literature and popular culture of World War II. Many of the studies focus on women, several are about children, and all concern themselves with the ways that the war changed lives. While many of the contributors concern themselves with the United States, there are essays about Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan.

Author : Jim Neilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106014256769

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Warring Fictions by Jim Neilson Pdf

Although the Vietnam conflict ended two decades ago, a fierce cultural war over how its literature is to be perceived continues to be waged. Warring Fictions accuses American critics of twenty years of whitewash and reminds us that Vietnam was not just an American anguish and its fiction a rock-and-roll acid trip. From the blind patriotism of The Green Berets to the postmodern hip of Dispatches this book brings history and politics back to the Vietnam War novel.It is a brilliant case study of canon formation and of the role commercial and academic literary institutions have played in assessing Vietnam War fiction; it exposes their complicity in the writing of recent American history and rebukes academic literary culture that speciously purports a radical calling for itself. Beyond an academic audience, this book will challenge all who are piqued by studies of the war and of Vietnam War fiction. And it raises important questions about the interlocking interests and ideologies of literary culture, the publishing industry, the mass media, and the academy.With its exemplary command of actual history and its well-documented investigation of the Vietnam fiction canon, this book throws a probing light on a literary culture whose tastes and attitudes have helped enforce a conservative interpretation of the war. In extraordinary readings of The Quiet American, The Ugly American, The Prisoners of Quai Dong, The Laotian Fragments, Dispatches, The Things They Carried, and In Country, Warring Fictions provides a radical historical perspective on the fiction that emerged from the Vietnam War.