The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century British and American War Literature

The first reference book to deal so fully and incisively with the cultural representations of war in 20th-century English and US literature and film. The volume covers the two World Wars as well as specific conflicts that generated literary and imaginative responses from English and US writers.
The first reference book to twentieth-century war, literature and culture In fifty-seven chapters leading academics in the field of twentieth-century war studies examine the major wars of the century as well as other conflicts imagined by English and US writers. These include the Boer War, Spanish Civil War, the troubles in Northern Ireland, the Korean War and the decolonising conflicts in Africa through to the war on terror. Topics covered include: pacifism; refugees; camouflage; the war plane; war and children's literature; war and art; spy thrillers, and many more. Taken together the essays make a deliberate and thought-provoking intervention in the field.Key Features: Original essays commissioned from major critics and cultural historiansReflects the way war studies are currently being taught and researched: in the volume's approach, structure and breadth of coverageFor scholars: core arguments and detailed research topicsFor students: Historically grounded topic- and genre-based essays, useful forstudying the modern period and war modules.

Contributor: Adam Piette (Edited by), Mark Rawlinson (Edited by)

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