Vonnegut and Hemingway : writers at war / Lawrence R. Broer.

Author/creator Broer, Lawrence R.
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina, ©2011.
Descriptionix, 246 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Vonnegut, Kurt--Criticism and interpretation.
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961--Criticism and interpretation.
War and literature--United States. --History. --20th century.
American fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.

Contents Family secrets: the absent mother and father -- Hemingway's sun, Vonnegut's night: the spoils of war -- Duty dance with death: A farewell to arms and Slaughterhouse-five -- Spiritual manifestos: Breakfast of champions, Death in the afternoon, and Green hills of Africa -- From Jailbird to canary bird: To have and have not and Jailbird -- Anima and animus in For whom the bell tolls and Slapstick -- A soldier's confessions: Across the river and into the trees and Hocus pocus -- Now it's women's turn: The rescue of Eurydice -- A literary farewell: Timequake and Under kilimanjaro.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011012508
ISBN9781611170351 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1611170354 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS3572.O5 Z555 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold