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The Art of Survival : France and the Great War Picaresque.

An astute literary and cultural history of World War I in France that offers a fresh perspective on the popular culture of the Great War The First World War soldier has often been depicted as a helpless victim sacrificed by a ruthless society in the trenches of the Western Front. In fact, Libby Murp...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, Libby
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.
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  • Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Literary War: Irony, Tragedy, and the Return of the Picaresque; 2. Tactics of the Foot Soldier: The Arts and Antics of Le Système D; 3. Georges de la Fouchardière: Oppositional Journalism, Involuntary Heroism, and Bourrage de crâne; 4. The Comedy of Independence: The "Man on the Street" Goes Off to War; 5. Animal Instincts: Lessons from a Trench Rat; 6. Phlegm Meets Flair: Images of the Infantryman in War time Britain and France.
  • 7. Le Cafard: Brutalization, Alienation, and Despair8. Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp: From the Art of Survival to the Survival of Art; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.