Conflict, Nationhood and Corporeality in Modern Literature
Bodies-at-War
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780230289802 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780230289802 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This collection examines ways in which modern literature responds to the body-at-war, examining the effects of violent conflict on the body in its literal and representative forms. Spanning literature from World War I to the present day, it includes essays on pacifist theatre, torture, fascist fantasies, and uniforms and masculinity.
This collection examines ways in which modern literature responds to the body-at-war, examining the effects of violent conflict on the body in its literal and representative forms. Spanning literature from World War I to the present day, it includes essays on pacifist theatre, torture, fascist fantasies, and uniforms and masculinity.
