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Mark of the beast : death and degradation in the literature of the Great War / / Alfredo Bonadeo



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Autore: Bonadeo Alfredo Visualizza persona
Titolo: Mark of the beast : death and degradation in the literature of the Great War / / Alfredo Bonadeo Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1989
©1989
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
Disciplina: 809/.93354
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p. [152]-168.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Mark of the beast  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-8483-5
0-8131-5648-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910460442003321
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