An Energy Field More Intense Than War: The Nonviolent Tradition and American Literature

An account of the tradition of literature dealing with non-violence in the United States, from the 17th to the 20th century. Beginning with Quakers of the 1680s, through the Sanctuary Movement and Plowshares of the 1980s, various novelists and poets, including Hawthorne and Whitman, are discussed.

Author: Michael True
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 11/01/1995
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.07w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780815603672