BIBFRAME Work

Title

The best years of our lives

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Kozloff, Sarah (author )

Subject

• bbff5f97-8bd9-4de9-9635-78b9715704fb

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: PN1997.B2765 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• PER004030
• DDC: 791.43/72 (Assigner: dlc)
• PER004000
• ART057000

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"Due to its popularity and the controversy it engendered, The Best Years of Our Lives stands as one of the most important cultural documents of the post-WWII era. Moreover, with its emphasis on soldiers returning from war with post-traumatic stress syndrome, facing an uncertain economic climate, and strained domestic lives, the film speaks with emotional power directly to contemporary issues, including the devastating injuries and insecurites faced by soldiers returning home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq today. Among the topics discussed are American neorealism, aesthetics, war and homecoming, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Historical Context -- Production History -- Reception -- Aesthetics -- Best Years' Thematic Connotations -- Afterword.

Authorized Access Point

Kozloff, Sarah. The best years of our lives

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:22:20.858495+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23980317

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc