Among the Nightmare Fighters: American Poets of World War II by Oostdijk, Diederik - 2011

University of South Carolina Press, 2011-06-30. Hardcover. Good.

University of South Carolina Press, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket/Very Good. Pages crisp and clean except for creasing at the bottom corners of pages 105-114; no owners' marks; binding square and tight, hard cover only barely rubbed at spine ends; jacket has a scratch at the upper right front, more tangible than visible, and a little light wrinkling at the spine head and rubbing at the free corners, otherwise excellent.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. In the first comprehensive study of the American male poets of World War II, Diederik Oostdijk gives voice to the literary men still considered to be a part of the Silent Generation. Focusing not only on soldier poets, but also on conscientious objectors and those deemed unfit for military service, Among the Nightmare Fighters sheds light on the struggles faced by writers--including Randall Jarrell, Anthony Hecht, Robert Lowell, Howard Nemerov, William Stafford and others--from the onset of the U.S. involvement in the war in Europe to the painful physical and psychological aftereffects soldiers carried with them following their service years. Enriched with extensive historical and personal background information drawn from the poets' archives, Oostdijk's study demonstrates the importance of appreciating these men not only as a collective literary group, but also as solitary writers experiencing the hardships and adversities of war on an individual level. He emphasizes each… Read More

Univ of South Carolina Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 9.10x6.10x1.00 inches.