War and peace : critical issues in European societies and literature 800-1800 / edited by Albrecht Classen, Nadia Margolis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Classen, Albrecht.

Margolis, Nadia, 1949-

Series:

Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; 8.

Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.

Literature, Medieval.

Literature, Modern--15th and 16th centuries--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

War in literature.

War and literature.

Civilization, Medieval.

Literature, Modern--17th century--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern--18th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (656 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The contributors to the present volume examine, from a wide variety of perspectives, the issues of war and peace in the Middle Ages and early modern time, probing the direction of the relevant discourse regarding the legitimacy and justification of military operations. Because man is a deeply aggressive and greedy creature, wars have been waged throughout times. Nevertheless, we can identify many voices in medieval literature, theology, philosophy, and in chronicle literature that questioned the validity and effectiveness of war, while many others argued for the traditional knightly ideals or called for crusades against the infidels. Those heroes who defend a people against an evil threat enjoyed profound respect, but there were also those figures calling for peace and the end of all fighting. As this volume demonstrates, war and peace have fundamentally determined medieval and early modern culture.

Contents:

Theoretical and historical reflections

Literary case studies

Criticism of war in medieval literature

Historical voices against war and pragmatic aspects of war

Attempts to establish peace and to reach out for toleration or tolerance

Severe criticism of war

Philosophical reflections upon war

Research on war and peace in the middle ages and the early modern time

Intellectuals' protest of and analysis of war

Critical summaries of the contributions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613403018

9781283403016

1283403013

9783110268225

3110268221

OCLC:

757261261