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Autore |
Fussell Paul <1924-2012, > |
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Titolo |
The Great War and modern memory / / Paul Fussell ; with a new introduction by Jay Winter |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-997197-8 |
0-19-997196-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Great Britain - Literature and the war |
English literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
War and literature |
Memory in literature |
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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 contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Preface to the Original Edition; Credits; CHAPTER 1 A Satire of Circumstance; CHAPTER 2 The Troglodyte World; CHAPTER 3 Adversary Proceedings; CHAPTER 4 Myth, Ritual, and Romance; CHAPTER 5 Oh What a Literary War; CHAPTER 6 Theater of War; CHAPTER 7 Arcadian Recourses; CHAPTER 8 Soldier Boys; CHAPTER 9 Persistence and Memory; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Winner of both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and named by the Modern Library one of the twentieth century's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books, Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory was universally acclaimed on publication in 1970. Today, Fussell's landmark study remains as original and gripping as ever: a literate, literary, and unapologetic account of the Great War, the war that changed a generation, ushered in the modern era, and revolutionized how we see the world. This brilliant work illuminates the trauma and tragedy of modern warfare in fresh, revel |
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