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The Poetry of War

by James Anderson Winn

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Poets from Homer to Bruce Springsteen have given voice to the intensity, horror, and beauty of war. The greatest war poets praise the victor while mourning the victim; they honor the dead while raising deep questions about the meaning of honor. Poets have given memorable expression to the personal motives that send men forth to fight: idealism, shame, comradeship, revenge. They have also helped shape the larger ideas that nations and cultures invoke as incentives for warfare: patriotism, religion, empire, chivalry, freedom. The Poetry of War shows how poets have shaped and questioned our basic ideas about warfare. Reading great poetry, Winn argues, can help us make informed political judgments about current wars. From the poems he discusses, readers will learn how soldiers in past wars felt about their experiences, and why poets in many periods and cultures have embraced war as a grand and challenging subject.

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A compelling and moving history of how poets from Homer to Springsteen have written about war.

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The Poetry of War shows how poets have shaped and questioned our basic ideas about warfare. Readers will learn how soldiers in past wars felt about their experiences, and why poets in many periods and cultures have embraced war as a grand and challenging subject.
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About the Author

James Anderson Winn is Professor of English at Boston University.
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Table of Contents

Introduction: terrible beauty; 1. Honor and memory; 2. Shame and slaughter; 3. The cost of empire; 4. The myth of chivalry; 5. Comrades in arms; 6. The cause of liberty; Index.

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ISBN:
9780521710220
Author:
Winn, James Anderson
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Location:
Cambridge
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Regional, Ethnic, Genre, Specific Subject
Subject:
War poetry
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
War poetry -- History and criticism.
Subject:
Literary Criticism : General
Subject:
General Literary Criticism & Collections
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20080331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
19 b/w illus.
Pages:
254
Dimensions:
8.39x5.51x.48 in. .78 lbs.
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