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The Poetry of War

A compelling and moving history of how poets from Homer to Springsteen have written about war.

James Anderson Winn (Author)

9780521884037, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 February 2008

254 pages

22.2 x 14.4 x 2 cm, 0.47 kg

'The Poetry of War offers compelling evidence that poetry has played an important role in shaping how both soldiers and civilians have viewed war for thousands of years \u2026 Winn is writing not only for his fellow literary scholars but also for anyone who cares about war and truth \u2026' David Rachels, The Journal of Military History

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. Th]

The Poetry of War Winn Hardback Cambridge University Press 9780521884037

The Poetry of War

A compelling and moving history of how poets from Homer to Springsteen have written about war.

James Anderson Winn (Author)

9780521884037, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 February 2008

254 pages

22.2 x 14.4 x 2 cm, 0.47 kg

'The Poetry of War offers compelling evidence that poetry has played an important role in shaping how both soldiers and civilians have viewed war for thousands of years \u2026 Winn is writing not only for his fellow literary scholars but also for anyone who cares about war and truth \u2026' David Rachels, The Journal of Military History

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. Th]

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