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Among the Nightmare Fighters: American Poets of World War II

Among the Nightmare Fighters: American Poets of World War II Hardcover - 2011

by Oostdijk, Diederik

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A bold reexamination of the literary and historical merits of American contributions to World War II poetry

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  • Title Among the Nightmare Fighters: American Poets of World War II
  • Author Oostdijk, Diederik
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 307
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of South Carolina Press
  • Date 2011
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G157003995XI4N00
  • ISBN 9781570039959 / 157003995X
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects War in literature, American poetry - 20th century - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011004417
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.520

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Citations

  • Choice, 12/01/2011, Page 0
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2011, Page 190

About the author

Diederik Oostdijk is an associate professor at the VU University in Amsterdam. He is the coeditor of Tales of the Great American Victory: World War II in Politics and Poetics, based on an international conference, "The Stories of World War II," that he organized in Amsterdam in 2004. He has published more than a dozen journal articles and book chapters on American poetry and culture.

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Hardback. New. In the first comprehensive study of the American male poets of World War II, Diederik Oostdijk gives voice to the literary men still considered to be a part of the Silent Generation. Focusing not only on soldier poets, but also on conscientious objectors and those deemed unfit for military service, Among the Nightmare Fighters sheds light on the struggles faced by writers--including Randall Jarrell, Anthony Hecht, Robert Lowell, Howard Nemerov, William Stafford and others--from the onset of the U.S. involvement in the war in Europe to the painful physical and psychological aftereffects soldiers carried with them following their service years. Enriched with extensive historical and personal background information drawn from the poets' archives, Oostdijk's study demonstrates the importance of appreciating these men not only as a collective literary group, but also as solitary writers experiencing the hardships and adversities of war on an individual level. He emphasizes each… Read More
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