The Nation's Cause : French, English and German Poetry of the First World War.

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As we approach the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this timely reissue, first published in 1991, evaluates the function of poetry in wartime Europe, arguing that war poetry must be understood as a social as well as a literary phenomenon. As well as locating the work of well-known F...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marsland, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge revivals.
Temas:
1914-1918
War poetry > History and criticism.
War poetry, English > History and criticism.
War poetry, French > History and criticism.
War poetry, German > History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain > Literature and the war.
World War, 1914-1918 > France > Literature and the war.
World War, 1914-1918 > Germany > Literature and the war.
Poésie de guerre > Histoire et critique.
War and literature
War poetry
War poetry, English
War poetry, French
War poetry, German
France
Germany
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; The Nation's Cause; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1.They all write poetry: the poems and their context; 2.Heilig Vaterland: nationalism and national image; 3. We serve you best: the promoting of mass heroism; 4.Cruel thy sword: the war against words; 5.Laissez-Ies done dormir: protest against the heroic ethic; 6.A few alone: readers, non-readers and protest; 7.Men would gather sense: non-propagandist poetry of 191combatants; 8.Relics for the present: poems and history; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Poems

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