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Overview"Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of ""combat gnosticism""--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion. Adapting Kenneth Burke's scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, David Abrams's FOBBIT and Kevin Powers' The Yellow Birds--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9/11." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David A. BuchananPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781476666587ISBN 10: 147666658 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 27 September 2016 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Resilience of Racist Language, Symbols and Rhetoric One: Literature, Criticism and the Fetishization of Experience Two: Kenneth Burke: A Method for War Literature Three: Confounding Expectations in Kevin Powers’s The Yellow Birds Four: The Comic Corrective and Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn Five: The Convenient Scapegoat in David Abrams’s FOBBIT Six: Representing Hajji: This Generation’s Enemy “Other” Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviews“a fresh perspective to interpret war narratives”—Communications Booknotes Quarterly. """a fresh perspective to interpret war narratives""--Communications Booknotes Quarterly." a fresh perspective to interpret war narratives --Communications Booknotes Quarterly. Author InformationDavid A. Buchanan is a professor of English at the United States Air Force Academy and an Air Force pilot. He lives in Denver, Colorado. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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