The Great War and modern memory / / Paul Fussell ; with a new introduction by Jay Winter

• Autore: Fussell Paul <1924-2012, >
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.9358
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Great Britain - Literature and the war; English literature - 20th century - History and criticism; War and literature; Memory in literature
• Persona (resp. second.): WinterJ. M.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Great war and modern memory
• ISBN: 0-19-997197-8; 0-19-997196-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813177303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II