Behind the lines : war resistance poetry on the American homefront since 1941 / Philip Metres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metres, Philip, 1970-

Series:

Contemporary North American poetry series.

Contemporary North American poetry series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest poetry, American--History and criticism.

Protest poetry, American.

Anti-war poetry, American--History and criticism.

Anti-war poetry, American.

American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

American poetry.

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

War in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Behind the Lines investigates American war resistance poetry from the Second World War through the Iraq wars. Rather than simply chronicling the genre, Philip Metres argues that this poetry gets to the heart of who is authorized to speak about war and how it can be represented. As such, he explores a largely neglected area of scholarship: the poet's relationship to dissenting political movements and the nation.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: World War II; Robert Lowell's Refusals; William Stafford's Lost Landmarks; William Everson and the Fine Arts Camp; Part II: Vietnam; Bringing It All Back Home; Denise Levertov's Distant Witness; Part III: The Persian Gulf War; The Gump War; June Jordan's Righteous Certainty; Barrett Watten's Bad History; Part IV: Coda; Proliferations; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-272) and index.

ISBN:

9781587297380

1587297388

OCLC:

607669182