The Poetry of War

by James Anderson Winn

Book Overview

Poets from Homer to Bruce Springsteen have given voice to the intensity, horror, and beauty of war. The greatest war poets praise the victor while mourning the victim; they honor the dead while raising deep questions about the meaning of honor. Poets have given memorable expression to the personal motives that send men forth to fight: idealism, shame, comradeship, revenge. They have also helped shape the larger ideas that nations and cultures invoke...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521710227
• ISBN13: 9780521710220
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"