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UNINA9910806896803321 |
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Titolo |
War and peace : critical issues in European societies and literature 800-1800 / / edited by Albrecht Classen, Nadia Margolis |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-40301-3 |
9786613403018 |
3-11-026822-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (656 p.) |
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Collana |
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Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; ; 8 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ClassenAlbrecht |
MargolisNadia <1949-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literature, Medieval - History and criticism |
Literature, Modern - 15th and 16th centuries - History and criticism |
War in literature |
War and literature |
Civilization, Medieval |
Literature, Modern - 17th century - History and criticism |
Literature, Modern - 18th century - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Theoretical and historical reflections -- Literary case studies -- Criticism of war in medieval literature -- Historical voices against war and pragmatic aspects of war -- Attempts to establish peace and to reach out for toleration or tolerance -- Severe criticism of war -- Philosophical reflections upon war -- Research on war and peace in the middle ages and the early modern time -- Intellectuals' protest of and analysis of war -- Critical summaries of the contributions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The contributors to the present volume examine, from a wide variety of perspectives, the issues of war and peace in the Middle Ages and early modern time, probing the direction of the relevant discourse regarding the legitimacy and justification of military operations. Because man is a deeply aggressive and greedy creature, wars have been waged throughout times. Nevertheless, we can identify many voices in |
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