EL 209 - Faces of Battle:War and Peace in History,Literature and the Arts

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Saint Vincent College

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This intermediate-level course studies the changing personae of men and women who have been involved in war and peace-making from primitive warfare to Vietnam. Historical concentration may vary, e.g., Wars on American Soil, World War II, etc. Participants read from the works of Xenophon, Pliny, Caesar, the Bible, Shakespeare, Whitman, Crane, Bierce, Hemingway, Owen, Mailer, Jones, and others. Participants will become familiar with “pro” and“anti-war” materials, and the historical changes in attitudesbetween the heroic/romantic ideal to the critically realistic. Through regular lectures, discussions, audio/visual materials, Power Point presentations, and the insights of invited veterans who have developed their oral histories with the Saint Vincent College Center for Northern Appalachian Studies/Oral History Program, participants become familiar with the development of the doctrine, tactics, strategy, and technology of war, the changing face of the hero, the roots of archetypal motifs, the treatment of human virtue and vice, the role of women, and other aspects of the literature of war. Participants maintain a journal, take quizzes, and prepare a major, final project. Three credits.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stvincent.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 539-9761

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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