The Cambridge Companion to War Writing

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Edited by Kate McLoughlin, University of Glasgow

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: January 2010
Print publication year:: 2009
Online ISBN:: 9781139002646
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521895682

Collection:: Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics
Subjects:: Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, English Literature: General Interest
Series:: Cambridge Companions to Literature

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War writing is an ancient genre that continues to be of vital importance. Times of crisis push literature to its limits, requiring writers to exploit their expressive resources to the maximum in response to extreme events. This Companion focuses on British and American war writing, from Beowulf and Shakespeare to bloggers on the 'War on Terror'. Thirteen period-based chapters are complemented by five thematic chapters and two chapters charting influences. This uniquely wide range facilitates both local and comparative study. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and includes suggestions for further reading. A chronology illustrates how key texts relate to major conflicts. The Companion also explores the latest theoretical thinking on war representation to give access to this developing area and to suggest new directions for research. In addition to students of literature, the volume will interest those working in war studies, history, and cultural studies.

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Frontmatter
pp i-xxiv

Introduction
pp 1-4

Part I - Themes

1 - The idea of war
pp 7-14

2 - War and words
pp 15-24

3 - People in war
pp 25-37

4 - War zones
pp 38-46

5 - War in print journalism
pp 47-58

Part II - Influences

6 - The Bible
pp 61-70

7 - Classical war literature
pp 71-80

Part III - Poetics

8 - Medieval warfare
pp 83-97

9 - Early modern war writing and the British Civil Wars
pp 98-111

10 - The eighteenth century and the romantics on war
pp 112-125

11 - American Revolutionary War writing
pp 126-134

12 - The Victorians and war
pp 135-147

13 - The American Civil War
pp 148-159

14 - The First World War: British writing
pp 160-174

15 - The First World War: American writing
pp 175-184

16 - The Spanish Civil War
pp 185-196

17 - The Second World War: British writing
pp 197-211

18 - The Second World War: American writing
pp 212-225

19 - American writing of the wars in Korea and Vietnam
pp 226-238

20 - The Cold War and the “war on terror”
pp 239-249

Index
pp 250-263

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