"Hammered out of Artillery Shells": The Discourse of Trauma in Vietnam Veterans' Poetry

The Vietnam War is a particularly traumatic and confusing chapter of American history. This paper deals with the impressive and ever growing body of poetry by Vietnam veterans. While the discourse of technological warfare has prevailed over the representation of war in American culture, thereby cove...

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Veröffentlicht in:Amerikastudien / American Studies. - Universitätsverlag WINTER, 1997. - 48(2003), 2, Seite 227-248
1. Verfasser: Buntz, Veit (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2003
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Amerikastudien / American Studies
Schlagworte:Arts Political science Applied sciences Behavioral sciences Social sciences Biological sciences
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