Going scapegoat : post/9/11 war literature, language and culture / David A. Buchanan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchanan, David A., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Powers, Kevin. Yellow birds.

Powers, Kevin.

Fountain, Ben. Billy Lynn's long halftime walk.

Fountain, Ben.

Abrams, David, 1963- Fobbit.

Abrams, David.

War stories, American--History and criticism.

War stories, American.

American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Soldiers as authors.

Physical Description:

vii; 223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of "combat gnosticism.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Literature, Criticism and the Fetishization of Experience 15

2 Kenneth Burke: A Method for War Literature 47

3 Confounding Expectations in Kevin Powers's The Yellow Birds 61

4 The Comic Corrective and Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn 96

5 The Convenient Scapegoat in David Abrams's FOBBIT 122

6 Representing Hajji: This Generation's Enemy "Other" 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476666587

147666658X

OCLC:

952390212