02890nam 2200661 450 991081966980332120200520144314.00-8131-8483-50-8131-5648-3(CKB)3710000000334079(EBL)1915237(SSID)ssj0001402443(PQKBManifestationID)12607612(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402443(PQKBWorkID)11358951(PQKB)10986228(OCoLC)900344611(MdBmJHUP)muse44115(Au-PeEL)EBL1915237(CaPaEBR)ebr11009869(CaONFJC)MIL691065(MiAaPQ)EBC1915237(EXLCZ)99371000000033407920150203h19891989 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMark of the beast death and degradation in the literature of the Great War /Alfredo BonadeoLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1989.©19891 online resource (184 p.)Includes index.1-322-59783-9 0-8131-1680-5 Bibliography: p. [152]-168.Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Animal Within; 2 A Bath of Black Blood; 3 A Loss beyond Life; Conclusion; Notes; IndexThe 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 mostEuropean literature20th centuryHistory and criticismItalian literature20th centuryHistory and criticismWorld War, 1914-1918Literature and the warWorld War, 1914-1918Psychological aspectsWorld War, 1914-1918Moral and ethical aspectsEuropean literatureHistory and criticism.Italian literatureHistory and criticism.World War, 1914-1918Literature and the war.World War, 1914-1918Psychological aspects.World War, 1914-1918Moral and ethical aspects.809/.93354Bonadeo Alfredo299648MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819669803321Mark of the beast4061602UNINA