ENG 330 Studies in Special Topics: Literature of War: Classics of VietNam War Literature
In this intermediate seminar, we will explore prize-winning plays, novels,
and poetry about the Viet Nam War written by journalists, soldiers, and
concerned citizens, Perspectives of the war will include those of
Americans, Vietnamese, British, men, women, and minorities. Readings will
place characters within contexts that include Viet Nam in the early 1950s
and 1960s, combat from 1965 to 1975, and the war's aftermath for Americans
and the Vietnamese. Some of our texts will include Graham Greene's The
Quiet American, Robert Olen Butler's A Good Scent from a Strange
Mountain, Bao Ninh's The Sorrows of War, Tim O'Brien's Going
After Cacciato, Larry Heinemann's Paco's Story, David Rabe's
Sticks and Stones, Bobbie Anne Mason's In Country, and the
poetry of W.D. Ehrhart and Yusef Komunyakaa. This course is offered in the
fall semester. (Not offered 2005-2006)
Credits: 1
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