War and Words: Horror and Heroism in the Literature of Warfare

by Lagretta Tallent Lenker, Sara Munson Deats, Merry G. Perry

War and Words is a sweeping study of the profound, painful, and most significantly, defining cultural moments. Working from Homer through to Hemingway and in all traditions, some of the nation's best scholars of literature illustrate how literature and language affect not only the present but also future generations by shaping history even as it represents it. This powerful collection affirms that the humanities remain a site of the most profound...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739105795
• ISBN13: 9780739105795
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"