{"product_id":"a-new-way-of-seeing-distance-and-traumatic-memory-in-the-poetry-of-world-war-ii-hardback-9780807183991","title":"A New Way of Seeing; Distance and Traumatic Memory in the Poetry of World War II (Hardback) 9780807183991","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA New Way of Seeing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDistance and Traumatic Memory in the Poetry of World War II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Sarnowski (Author), Matthew Christopher Hulbert (Series edited by), Matthew E. Stanley (Series edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807183991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA New Way of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-researched and compelling defense of the poets of World War II. It is everything that their subtle and stylistically diverse poems deserve. With empathetic scrutiny, Michael Sarnowski proves that acknowledging this generation's traumatic vision enriches our understanding of the entire global conflict that affected millions and reshaped the world.\" - Diederik Oostdijk, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the Nightmare Fighters: American Poets of World War II \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With his thorough, thoughtful, and meticulous study of five World War II poets, Sarnowski adroitly fills a major gap in English and American literary scholarship. A fascinating and important contribution to understanding how war experience gets translated onto poetry.\" - Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet, author of \u003ci\u003eCombat Death in Contemporary American Culture: Popular Cultural Conceptions of War since World War II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Way of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e considers the poetry of five writers—Louis Simpson, Keith Douglas, Richard Hugo, Howard Nemerov, and Randall Jarrell—whose work draws on their activities as soldiers in World War II. Basing his examination on extensive primary-source research, Michael Sarnowski identifies distance, both literal and figurative, and traumatic memory as two interconnected elements of how these poets internalized the war and made sense of the events they witnessed. \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \tThe book is structured on a gradient related to each poet's proximity to combat, as the chapters in turn focus on an infantryman (Simpson), a tank commander (Douglas), a bombardier (Hugo), a pilot (Nemerov), and a stateside flight instructor (Jarrell). Sarnowski relies on a wealth of archival material overlooked by previous scholarship, including poem drafts, correspondence, flight logs, and personal belongings. The conclusion revisits notions of legacy and representation by assessing factors that contributed to the early labeling of World War II soldiers as a \"Silent Generation,\" in contrast to the outpouring of poetry published during and following the First World War. \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \tBy exploring how poets processed their wartime experiences, \u003ci\u003eA New Way of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e offers a stark reminder of why it remains vital to recognize the physical, mental, and psychological consequences endured by veterans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702468964632,"sku":"9780807183991","price":30.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-new-way-of-seeing-distance-and-traumatic-memory-in-the-poetry-of-world-war-ii-hardback-9780807183991","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}