Writing After War
Author | : John Limon |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195087598 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195087593 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Writing After War by : John Limon
Download or read book Writing After War written by John Limon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise develops a theory of the relationship of war in general to literature in general, to make sense of American literary history in particular. "The Iliad", argues the author, inaugurates literary history on the failure of war to be formally beautiful.