The Literature of War - Studies in Heroic Virtue (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)


It is widely assumed today that heroism is obsolete as an ideal, that heroic virtue is a contradiction in terms, and that war literature must be anti-war by definition. The author argues that the theoretical foundations of these assumptions are inadequate and do not fit the literary facts.

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It is widely assumed today that heroism is obsolete as an ideal, that heroic virtue is a contradiction in terms, and that war literature must be anti-war by definition. The author argues that the theoretical foundations of these assumptions are inadequate and do not fit the literary facts.

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Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

1989

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

Authors

Dimensions

222 x 148mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

208

Edition

2nd Revised edition

ISBN-13

978-0-333-44161-9

Barcode

9780333441619

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LSN

0-333-44161-3



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