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Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of combat gnosticism--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.

Adapting Kenneth Burke''s scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain''s Billy Lynn''s Long Halftime Walk, David Abrams''s FOBBIT and Kevin Powers'' The Yellow Birds--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9/11.

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/27/2016 12:09:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476666587, 978-1476666587
      ISBN10: 147666658X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of combat gnosticism--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.

      Adapting Kenneth Burke''s scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain''s Billy Lynn''s Long Halftime Walk, David Abrams''s FOBBIT and Kevin Powers'' The Yellow Birds--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9/11.

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