Coming out of war : poetry, grieving, and the culture of the world wars / Janis P. Stout.

Author/creator Stout, Janis P.
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
English poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918--English-speaking countries. --Literature and the war.
World War, 1939-1945--English-speaking countries. --Literature and the war.
Music--Great Britain. --20th century. --History and criticism.
Music--United States. --20th century. --History and criticism.
American poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.
War poetry, American--History and criticism.
War poetry, English--History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918--Music and the war.
World War, 1939-1945--Music and the war.
Loss (Psychology) in literature.
Grief in literature.

Contents Aspirations to heroism : the old that passed away -- The new war poetry : the soldier poets -- The great grief : women poets of World War I -- Looking back on the Great War -- Uneasy interlude : visions of the approach and renewal of war -- Poetry and music enlist -- Weariness and irony : a poetry of fact -- Lament and protest : a poetry of reflection -- Looking back on the "good war" -- Benjamin Britten's War requiem and the hope of learning peace.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-260) and index.
LCCN 2004030748
ISBN0817314725 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR605.W65 S76 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold