The mourner's song : war and remembrance from The Iliad to Vietnam

Publication Data

• Title The mourner's song : war and remembrance from The Iliad to Vietnam
• Author James Tatum
• Publisher University of Chicago Press
• Publication date 2003
• Publication location Chicago
• Language English

Contents

Contents: Mourners and monuments
The daughters of memory
Rage for order
The words of the sea
The companion seen but not heard
The poetry is in the killing
The fire from Hephaestus
Toward the autumn night of Oguma Hideo.

Topics

• Homer :: Influence
• American literature :: History and criticism
• War in literature
• Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 :: Literature and the conflict
• War poetry, American :: History and criticism
• Epic poetry, Greek :: History and criticism
• Trojan War :: Literature and the war
• War poetry :: History and criticism
• Mourning customs in literature
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The mourner's song : war and remembrance from The Iliad to Vietnam by James Tatum. ISBN 0226789934. Published by University of Chicago Press in 2003. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.