Postcards from the Trenches : Negotiating the Space between Modernism and the First World War.

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This work offers a portrait of the relationship between British First World War culture and modernist writings. It shows that modernist writers and combatants shared a concern with the divide between language and experience. The analysis extends to memorials, posters and architecture.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Booth, Allyson
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
1900-1999
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain > Literature and the war.
War stories, English > History and criticism.
War poetry, English > History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature) > Great Britain.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Récits de guerre anglais > Histoire et critique.
Modernisme (Littérature) > Grande-Bretagne.
English literature
Modernism (Literature)
War and literature
War poetry, English
War stories, English
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Introduction; I. THE SHAPES OF BODIES; One: Corpselessness; Two: Corpses; II. THE SHAPES OF COUNTRIES; Three: Physical Borders; Four: Maps; Five: War Calendar; III. THE SHAPES OF OBJECTS; Six: Forgetful Objects; Seven: Glass Objects; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.

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