عنوان

A shadow on our hearts :

(Number (ISBN

161376538X

(Number (ISBN

9781613765388

Erroneous ISBN

1625343000

Erroneous ISBN

9781625343000

Erroneous ISBN

9781625343000 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Erroneous ISBN

9781625343017 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Title Proper

A shadow on our hearts :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

soldier-poetry, morality, and the American war in Vietnam /

First Statement of Responsibility

Adam Gilbert.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Amherst :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Massachusetts Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xii, 355 pages)

Series Title

Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-341) and index.

Text of Note

The American war in Vietnam was one of the most morally contentious events of the twentieth century, and it produced an extraordinary outpouring of poetry. Yet the complex ethical terrain of the conflict is remarkably under-explored, and the prodigioius poetic voice of its American participants remains largely unheard. In A Shadow on Our Hearts, Adam Gilbert rectifies these oversights by utilizing the vast body of soldier-poetry to examine the war's core moral issues. The soldier-poets provide important insights into the ethical dimensions of their physical and psychological surroundings before, during, and after the war. They also offer profound perspectives on the relationships between American soldiers and the Vietnamese people. From firsthand experiences, they reflect on what it meant to be witnesses, victims, and perpetrators of the war's violence. And they advance an uncompromising vision of moral responsibility that indicts a range of culprits for the harms caused by the conflict. Gilbert explores the powerful and perceptive work of these soldier-poets through the lens of morality and presents a radically alternative, deeply personal, and ethically penetrating account of the American war in Vietnam. -- Back cover.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctv34pk91

Title

Shadow on our hearts.

International Standard Book Number

9781625343017

Parallel Title

Soldier-poetry, morality, and the American war in Vietnam

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

Veterans' writings, American-- History and criticism.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Literature and the war.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Moral and ethical aspects.

War poetry, American-- History and criticism.

American poetry.

Ethics.

HISTORY / United States / General

LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry.

Veterans' writings, American.

War and literature.

War poetry, American.

HIS-- 036000

LIT-- 004020

LIT-- 014000

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Edition

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Book number

Gilbert, Adam

Date of Transaction

20200823050905.0

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[Book]

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