Men at war : what fiction tells us about conflict, from the Iliad to Catch-22 /

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"Since Achilles first stormed into our imagination, literature has introduced its readers to truly unforgettable martial characters. In Men at War, Christopher Coker discusses some of the most famous of these fictional creations and their impact on our understanding of war and masculinity. Grou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coker, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
War and literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Guerre et littérature.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Men's Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Masculinity in literature
War and literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An absolute truth
  • Warriors. Achilles ; Aeneas ; Hadji Murat ; "Lucky Jack" Aubrey ; Vollmer.
  • Heroes. Henry Fleming ; Brigadier Gerard ; Bourne ; Robert Jordan ; Malaparte.
  • Villains. Colonel Feraud ; Colonel Moredock ; General Cummings ; Dr. Strangelove ; Judge Holden.
  • Survivors. Falstaff ; Svejk ; Yossarian ; Kien ; Flashman.
  • Victims. Philoctetes ; Colonel Chabert ; Paul Baumer ; Guy Crouchback ; Billy Pilgrim.
  • War is kind: a final summing up.

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