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UNINA9910460442003321 |
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Autore |
Bonadeo Alfredo |
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Mark of the beast : death and degradation in the literature of the Great War / / Alfredo Bonadeo |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1989 |
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©1989 |
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0-8131-8483-5 |
0-8131-5648-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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European literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Italian literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
World War, 1914-1918 - Literature and the war |
World War, 1914-1918 - Psychological aspects |
World War, 1914-1918 - Moral and ethical aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Bibliography: p. [152]-168. |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Animal Within; 2 A Bath of Black Blood; 3 A Loss beyond Life; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The First World War is a watershed in the intellectual and spiritual history of the modern world. On the one hand, it brought an end to a sense of optimism and decency bred by the prosperity of nineteenth-century Europe. On the other, it brought forth a sense of futility and alienation that has since pervaded European thought. That cataclysmic experience is richly reflected in the work of writers and artists from both sides of the conflict, and this study provides a detailed analysis of two basic themes -- death and degradation -- that mark the literature about the war.From their accounts most |
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