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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fussell, Paul, 1924-2012, author.

Winter, J. M., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

World War, 1914-1918.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

War and literature.

Memory in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

National Book Award, 1976 ; National Critics Circle Award, 1975

ISBN:

0-19-997197-8

0-19-997196-X

OCLC:

843187643