{"product_id":"british-and-french-writers-of-the-first-world-war-comparative-studies-in-cultural-history-paperback-9780521069106","title":"British and French Writers of the First World War; Comparative Studies in Cultural History (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521069106","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBritish and French Writers of the First World War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eComparative Studies in Cultural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe impact of the Great War on some of France and Britain's most prominent writers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrank Field (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521069106, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe First World War dealt a profound shock to European society. In this original and stimulating book, the historian Frank Field looks at the experiences of France and Britain during the war years as revealed in the work of some of their most prominent writers responding to the unfolding catastrophe. Brooke, Wells, Shaw, Kipling, Lawrence, Owen and Rosenberg are set alongside Jaurès, Barrès, Maurras, Péguy, Psichari and Rolland, as case studies of the war's impact on intellectual life in their respective countries. The comparative perspective reveals deep differences between the French and the British experience, and yet a shared ordeal marked by the terrible ironies attendant on the shattering of common ideals. Literary images of war as a purification rite were effaced by the bloody realities of the conflict and the prophecies of writers who came to feel increasingly distanced from the essential innocence of the world before 1914 took on a new tone, grimly apocalyptic or bitterly disillusioned.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Notre Patrie: 1. Jean Jaurès: the fight against war\u003cbr\u003e 2. Maurice Barrès, Charles Maurras, Charles Péguy: the defence of France\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ernest Psichari: the call of arms\u003cbr\u003e Part II. For ever England: 4. Rupert Brooke: the soldier\u003cbr\u003e 5. H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw: prophecy and hearbreak\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rudyard Kipling: stoicism and empire\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Decline of the West: 7. Romain Rolland: above the battle\u003cbr\u003e 8. D. H. Lawrence: nightmare and escape\u003cbr\u003e 9. Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen: anthems for doomed youth\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006302736664,"sku":"9780521069106","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521069106i.jpg?v=1694969147","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/british-and-french-writers-of-the-first-world-war-comparative-studies-in-cultural-history-paperback-9780521069106","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}