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• 2011004417 abstract "On the first comprehensive study of 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 after-effects soldiers carried with them following their service years. Enriched with extensive historical and personal background information drawn from the poets' archives, Oostdijk's study explores the internal confusion expressed by the World War II poets who felt overshadowed by the past generation of Great War poets in their own conflicts with notions of identity, manhood, and the haunting aftermath of war. Collectively the poems form an important and sobering antidote to the sometimes overly positive celebrations of the Good War and the Greatest Generation, recapturing some of the anxiety, frustration, and bitter sadness that the war years also occasioned. Oostdijk demonstrates the importance of appreciating these men not only as a literary group, but also as solitary writers experiencing the hardships and adversities of war on an individual level. He emphasizes each author's distinctive reactions to the disasters and conflicts that were witnessed---such as Karl Shapiro's struggle with his Jewish identification, James Dickey's fascination with the meaning and projection of manhood, Nemerov's perception of war's effect on American society, and Ciardi's preoccupation with traumatizing combat memories. A factor that connected these men in their responses to war was their overreaching efforts to identify as individuals and not merely as blurred faces among the myriad combatants, a goal that Oostdijk acknowledges in recognizing the unique experiences of his subjects as key to interpreting their poetry. Among the Nightmare Fighters has both literary and historical merits as a means to comprehend in a more detailed manner the events that took place on the battlefields and the home front and the psychological effects World War II had on the returning American soldiers. Oostdijk's study echoes with the whispers of these American poets and recognizes the significance their work has had on literary history in their time and since.".
• 2011004417 contributor B12104558.
• 2011004417 created "c2011.".
• 2011004417 date "2011".
• 2011004417 date "c2011.".
• 2011004417 dateCopyrighted "c2011.".
• 2011004417 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-295) and index.".
• 2011004417 description "On the first comprehensive study of 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 after-effects soldiers carried with them following their service years. Enriched with extensive historical and personal background information drawn from the poets' archives, Oostdijk's study explores the internal confusion expressed by the World War II poets who felt overshadowed by the past generation of Great War poets in their own conflicts with notions of identity, manhood, and the haunting aftermath of war. Collectively the poems form an important and sobering antidote to the sometimes overly positive celebrations of the Good War and the Greatest Generation, recapturing some of the anxiety, frustration, and bitter sadness that the war years also occasioned. Oostdijk demonstrates the importance of appreciating these men not only as a literary group, but also as solitary writers experiencing the hardships and adversities of war on an individual level. He emphasizes each author's distinctive reactions to the disasters and conflicts that were witnessed---such as Karl Shapiro's struggle with his Jewish identification, James Dickey's fascination with the meaning and projection of manhood, Nemerov's perception of war's effect on American society, and Ciardi's preoccupation with traumatizing combat memories. A factor that connected these men in their responses to war was their overreaching efforts to identify as individuals and not merely as blurred faces among the myriad combatants, a goal that Oostdijk acknowledges in recognizing the unique experiences of his subjects as key to interpreting their poetry. Among the Nightmare Fighters has both literary and historical merits as a means to comprehend in a more detailed manner the events that took place on the battlefields and the home front and the psychological effects World War II had on the returning American soldiers. Oostdijk's study echoes with the whispers of these American poets and recognizes the significance their work has had on literary history in their time and since.".
• 2011004417 extent "xvi, 307 p. ;".
• 2011004417 identifier "157003995X (cloth : alk. paper)".
• 2011004417 identifier "9781570039959 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• 2011004417 issued "2011".
• 2011004417 issued "c2011.".
• 2011004417 language "eng".
• 2011004417 publisher "Columbia : University of South Carolina Press,".
• 2011004417 spatial "United States".
• 2011004417 subject "811/.5209 22".
• 2011004417 subject "American poetry 20th century History and criticism.".
• 2011004417 subject "American poetry Male authors History and criticism.".
• 2011004417 subject "PS310.W68 O67 2011".
• 2011004417 subject "War in literature.".
• 2011004417 subject "War poetry, American History and criticism.".
• 2011004417 subject "World War, 1939-1945 United States Literature and the war.".
• 2011004417 title "Among the nightmare fighters : American poets of World War II / Diederik Oostdijk.".
• 2011004417 type "text".