Soldier's heart : reading literature through peace and war at West Point / Elizabeth D. Samet.

By:

Samet, Elizabeth D

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 259 p. ; 22 cm. Hard BooundISBN:

9780374180638 (alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

810.71174731 SAM 22

LOC classification:

PS49.U65 S36 2007

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Contents:

Prologue: year of the plague -- Not your father's army -- Books are weapons -- Becoming Penelope, the only woman in the room -- To obey or not to obey -- Bibles, lots of Bibles -- The courage of soldiers -- Anatomy of sacrifice -- Epilogue: Ave atque Vale.

Summary: A West Point English professor discusses teaching literature to young men and women preparing for war, describing the changes that have occurred since September 11, what it means to be a civilian teaching at a military academy, and what books and movies mean to her students.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-259).

Prologue: year of the plague --
Not your father's army --
Books are weapons --
Becoming Penelope, the only woman in the room --
To obey or not to obey --
Bibles, lots of Bibles --
The courage of soldiers --
Anatomy of sacrifice --
Epilogue: Ave atque Vale.

A West Point English professor discusses teaching literature to young men and women preparing for war, describing the changes that have occurred since September 11, what it means to be a civilian teaching at a military academy, and what books and movies mean to her students.

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