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1 online resource (xi, 314 pages) |
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Reading American war literature, reading Ernest Hemingway -- Reading James Salter -- Reading Tim O'Brien |
| Summary |
As the world enters a new century, as it embarks on new wars and sees new developments in the waging of war, reconsiderations of the last century's legacy of warfare are necessary to our understanding of the current world order. In Soldiers Once and Still, Alex Vernon looks back through the twentieth century in order to confront issues of self and community in veterans' literature, exploring how war and the military have shaped the identities of Ernest Hemingway, James Salter, and Tim O'Brien, three of the twentieth century's most respected authors. Vernon specifically explores the various way |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation
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O'Brien, Tim, 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Salter, James -- Criticism and interpretation
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 fast |
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O'Brien, Tim, 1946- fast |
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Salter, James fast |
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Critique et interprétation. ram |
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Salter, James, (1926- ...) -- Critique et interprétation. ram |
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O'Brien, Tim, (1946- ...) -- Critique et interprétation. ram |
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War stories, American -- History and criticism
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War and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Soldiers' writings, American -- History and criticism
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Veterans' writings, American -- History and criticism
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Soldiers -- United States -- Intellectual life
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Veterans -- United States -- Intellectual life
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War in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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American literature
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Soldiers' writings, American
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Veterans' writings, American
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War and literature
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War in literature
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War stories, American
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Anciens combattants -- États-Unis -- Vie intellectuelle.
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Littérature et guerre -- États-Unis.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1587294877 |
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9781587294877 |
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