War and literature
"War was the first subject of literature; at times, war has been its only subject. In this volume, the contributors reflect on the uneasy yet symbiotic relations of war and writing, from medieval to modern literature. War writing emerges in multiple forms, celebratory and critical, awed and dis...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge u.a.
Brewer
2014
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| Schriftenreihe: | Essays and studies / The English Association
2014 = New series, volume 67 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "War was the first subject of literature; at times, war has been its only subject. In this volume, the contributors reflect on the uneasy yet symbiotic relations of war and writing, from medieval to modern literature. War writing emerges in multiple forms, celebratory and critical, awed and disgusted; the rhetoric of inexpressibility fights its own battle with the urgent necessity of representation, record and recognition. This is shown to be true even to the present day: whether mimetic or metaphorical, literature that concerns itself overtly or covertly with the real pressures of war continues to speak to issues of pressing significance, and to provide some clues to the intricate entwinement of war with contemporary life. Particular topics addressed include writings of and about the Crusades and battles during the Hundred Years War; Shakespeare's treatment of war; Auden's 'Journal of an Airman'; and War and Peace."-- Publisher description |
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| Beschreibung: | xii, 254 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1843843811 1-84384-381-1 9781843843818 978-1-84384-381-8 |