British and French Writers of the First World War: Comparative Studies in Cultural History

by Frank Field

Book Overview

The 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 Jaur s, Barr s, Maurras, P guy, Psichari and Rolland, as case studies of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521069106
• ISBN13: 9780521069106
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"