- World War, 1914-1918, History and criticism, English literature, War and literature
In this classic work, Paul Fussell illuminates the British experience on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918, focusing primarily on the literary means by which The Great War has been remembered, conventionalized, and mythologized.
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- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Paul Fussell
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 363
- Publisher
- Il Mulino, Turner, Tantor and Blackstone Publishing
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- Italian, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9781402764394
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- World War, 1914-1918
- History and criticism
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- War and literature
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- English literature, history and criticism, 20th century
- World war, 1914-1918, great britain
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Paul Fussell, Jr. was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor. His writings cover a variety of topics, from scholarly works on eighteenth-century English literature to commentary on America's class system. - Wikipedia
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