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Rendezvous with Death
Mark W. Van . Ed(S): Wienen
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Description for Rendezvous with Death
Paperback. Arranged chronologically, this title reveals American poets' shifting, conflicting reactions to the war and highlights their efforts to shape US policies and define American attitudes. It brings together poetry originally published in little magazines, labor journals, newspapers, and wartime anthologies. Editor(s): Wienen, Mark W. van. Series: American Poetry Recovery Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; HBJK; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
This masterfully assembled volume, arranged chronologically, reveals American poets' shifting, conflicting reactions to the war and highlights their efforts to shape U.S. policies and define American attitudes. In his introduction, Mark W. Van Wienen describes the rapid, politically charged responses possible in a culture attuned to poetry. His historical and biographical notes provide a sturdy framework for the study of poetry's role in social activism and change during the "war to end war."
The most complete resource of its kind, Rendezvous with Death brings together poetry originally published in little magazines, labor journals, newspapers, and wartime anthologies. Alight with ... Read more
This masterfully assembled volume, arranged chronologically, reveals American poets' shifting, conflicting reactions to the war and highlights their efforts to shape U.S. policies and define American attitudes. In his introduction, Mark W. Van Wienen describes the rapid, politically charged responses possible in a culture attuned to poetry. His historical and biographical notes provide a sturdy framework for the study of poetry's role in social activism and change during the "war to end war."
The most complete resource of its kind, Rendezvous with Death brings together poetry originally published in little magazines, labor journals, newspapers, and wartime anthologies. Alight with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
American Poetry Recovery Series
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252070594
SKU
V9780252070594
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Reviews for Rendezvous with Death
"Highly recommended." CHOICE "Instead of privileging the figure of the front-line and largely British soldier-poet, Van Wienen supplements the well-known canon of Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and Siegfried Sassoon with lesser-known but nevertheless widely read American combatants, civilians, and women who wrote passionately on the events of World War I."
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