Emmett Early

The Alienated War Veteran in Film and Literature

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The veterans' culture in postwar eras from World War I to the present is examined in this book, with specific attention to the historic events of each era as they influence veterans, and the literature and movies produced about veterans and by veterans. The intention is to highlight the reciprocal interactions among the influences of the war, the veterans, and the culture. The common alienation of the veterans of foreign wars is thoroughly explored. Films and literary works featuring war veterans of each era are examined in detail for their various views of alienation. Homer's Odyssey, myths, fairy tales, modern novels, memoirs, and short stories are all discussed with an emphasis on detailing what is common and expected with returning veterans, and what is unique for each postwar era.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780786474998
• ISBN-10: 0786474998
• Artikelnr.: 39123687

Autorenporträt

Emmett Early is a semiretired psychologist who lives in Seattle, Washington.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1.
Kurosawa's Masterless Samurai and the Modern War Veteran 2.
Films Featuring Veterans of the Wars on Terror 3.
The War Veteran in a Dark Time 4.
The Vietnam War Veteran as America's Shadow 5.
The Odyssean Man 6.
The Creature and the Child: Postwar Adjustment Through Relationships 7.
Psychological Trauma and Creativity 8.
Movies and the Alienation of War Veterans 9.
Movies Reviewed Postscript Bibliography Index