Coming out of war : poetry, grieving, and the culture of the world wars

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

Author/creator	Stout, Janis P.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2005.
Description	xxii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-260) and index.
LCCN	2004030748
ISBN	0817314725 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR605.W65 S76 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold