The Cambridge companion to the literature of the First World War

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Author:

Sherry, Vincent B.

ISBN:

9780521821452

9780521528979

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Physical Description:

xviii, 322 p. : ill.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature

Series Title:

Cambridge companions to literature

Contents:

Introduction / Vincent Sherry -- 1. British war memoirs / Paul Edwards -- 2. The British novel and the war / David Trotter -- 3. The Great War, history, and the English lyric / Edna Longley -- 4. British women's writing of the Great War / Claire Buck -- 5. The Great War and literary modernism in England / Vincent Sherry -- 6. The Great War and the European avant-garde / Marjorie Perloff -- 7. French writing of the Great War / Catharine Savage Brosman -- 8. The Great War and modern German memory / Stanley Corngold -- 9. American writing of the Great War / John T. Matthews -- 10. Myths, memories, and monuments : reimagining the Great War / Sharon Ouditt -- 11. Interpreting the war / James Campbell -- 12. The Great War in twentieth-century cinema / Laura Marcus.

Abstract:

"The Great War of 1914-1918 marks a turning point in modern history and culture. This Companion offers critical overviews of the major literary genres and social contexts that define the study of the writings produced by the First World War. It examines the impact of the war on various national literatures, and on modernism, the European avant-garde, film, women's writing, and notably on the memoirs, novels, and poetry of Britain. The volume features a chronology and guide to further reading, and concludes by addressing the legacy of the war for subsequent literary and popular culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

World War, 1914-1918 -- Literature and the war.

Added Author:

Sherry, Vincent B.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam051/2004054230.html

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The Great War of 1914-1918 marks a turning point in modern history and culture. This Companion offers critical overviews of the major literary genres and social contexts that define the study of the literatures produced by the First World War. The volume comprises original essays by distinguished scholars of international reputation, who examine the impact of the war on various national literatures, principally Great Britain, Germany, France and the United States, before addressing the way the war affected Modernism, the European avant-garde, film, women's writing, memoirs, and of course the war poets. It concludes by addressing the legacy of the war for twentieth-century literature. The Companion offers readers a chronology of key events and publication dates covering the years leading up to and including the war, and ends with a current bibliography of further reading organised by chapter topics.