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Postcards from the trenches : negotiating the space between modernism and the First World War / by Allyson Booth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Booth, Allyson, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain--Literature and the war.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- War stories, English--History and criticism.
- War stories, English.
- War poetry, English--History and criticism.
- War poetry, English.
- Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
- Modernism (Literature).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Negotiating the space between modernism and the First World War
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work offers a portrait of the relationship between British First World War culture and modernist writings. It shows that modernist writers and combatants shared a concern with the divide between language and experience. The analysis extends to memorials, posters and architecture.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; I. THE SHAPES OF BODIES; One: Corpselessness; Two: Corpses; II. THE SHAPES OF COUNTRIES; Three: Physical Borders; Four: Maps; Five: War Calendar; III. THE SHAPES OF OBJECTS; Six: Forgetful Objects; Seven: Glass Objects; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p175-182. _ Includes index.
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 9780197725702
- 0197725708
- 9781280528545
- 1280528540
- 9780195356250
- 019535625X
- 9781429406772
- 1429406771
- OCLC:
- 476011030
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb32311 hdl
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