The Rhetorical Short Story - Best American Short Stories on War and the Military, 1915-2006

Informationen zum Autor By William M. Purcell Klappentext This book examines over ninety short stories as rhetorical artifacts of nearly a century of American history, from the early days of the Great War to the ongoing conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each story features a type of rhetorical depiction that enables the audience to experience the tale vicariously. Zusammenfassung This book examines over ninety short stories as rhetorical artifacts of nearly a century of American history! from the early days of the Great War to the ongoing conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each story features a type of rhetorical depiction that enables the audience to experience the tale vicariously. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter One: The Great War: Slaughter, Spirits, and the Facts Chapter 4 Chapter Two: The World Goes to War Again Chapter 5 Chapter Three: America and the Second World War Chapter 6 Chapter Four: Beyond the Year Chapter 7 Conclusion: Falling into America Chapter 8 Bibliography Chapter 9 Index

Product details

• Authors: William Purcell, William M Purcell, William M. Purcell, Purcell William M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2009
• EAN: 9780761848691
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4869-1
• No. of pages: 127
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; HISTORY / United States / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, Anthologies: general, History of the Americas, Anthologies (non-poetry)