Just what war is
the Civil War writings of De Forest and Bierce
by Schaefer, Michael W.
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A stimulating study of two of the finest soldier-authors in American literature, Just What War Is explores the Civil War writings of John William De Forest and Ambrose Bierce. Michael W. Schaefer argues that, among the many Civil War veterans who wrote memoirs, novels, and stories based on their own experiences in combat, De Forest and Bierce stand alone in their efforts to create an unromanticized portrayal of war in literature.
While exploring issues of literary realism in general, Schaefer examines the struggle of these two major writers to represent the moral and human dimensions of combat.
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American War stories, American fiction, Combat in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Historiography, History, History and criticism, Literature and the war, Realism in literature, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, War in literature, War stories, American, United states, atomic energy commission, Tennessee valley authority, Nuclear energy, Energy policy, Economic development projects, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, literature and the war, Knowledge and learning, War, Statesmen, Biography, Government policy, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Development and Resources CorporationPlaces
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Just what war is: the Civil War writings of De Forest and Bierce
1997, University of Tennessee Press
in English
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0870499416 9780870499418
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-165) and index.
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