| Description |
1 online resource (x, 250 pages) |
| Contents |
INTRODUCTION: WALKING POINT IN THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE; 1. THE CAMERA'S EYE; 2. THE MEMOIR AS "WISE ENDURANCE, "; 3. HEARTS OF DARKNESS; 4. THE WRITER AS ALCHEMIST; 5. SHADES OF RETRIEVAL; AFTERWORD: TOWARD AN AMERICAN PEACE; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
An assessment of the most important novels and memoirs written by Americans about Vietnam, considered under the headings of realism, the classical memoir, black humour, revised romanticism. and mnemonic narrative |
| Analysis |
English literature American writers, 1945-. Special subjects: Vietnamese wars - Critical studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
American prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Literature and the war
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War stories, American -- History and criticism
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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American prose literature
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War and literature
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War stories, American
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Personal narratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423736273 |
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9781423736271 |
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1601296967 |
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9781601296962 |
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9780195053517 |
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0195053516 |
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1280440392 |
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9781280440397 |
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