American Prose Writers of World War I ― A Documentary Volume

Critic Stark Young balances the spare work of Ernest Hemingway in A Farewell to Arms with the energy of the adaptation by Laurence Stallings, to the benefit of the latter. Leslie Fiedler call's out William Faulkner's representation of the Christ as man but not God, and John Dos Passos asks why he is not ashamed of himself for Three Soldiers. Offering a wealth of letters, reviews, art and photographs this collection illuminates works on the Great War by Hervey Allen, Thomas Boyd, Dos Passos, Faulkner, Hemingway, William March, Elliot White Springs and Stalling. Entries include the wartime experiences of each author when applicable, documents on relevant works, notes on later lives and careers in the cases of the lesser-known, a listing of prose, theater and cinema on the Great War written from 1919 to 1939, and a checklist of further reading. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)