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The Great War of 1914-18 continues to fascinate readers and writers. This book aims to explore the different ways in which this war has featured both as a genre and as a theme in British literature of the past century; it asks what actually is the literature of the Great War, and looks at different ways in which people have read this literature, reacted to it and used it.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Reading the Great War; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches; 5. How to write about the Great War in British literature; 6. Resources.

The Great War in British Literature Cambridge Contexts in Literature

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/20/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521644204, 978-0521644204
      ISBN10: 0521644208
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Great War of 1914-18 continues to fascinate readers and writers. This book aims to explore the different ways in which this war has featured both as a genre and as a theme in British literature of the past century; it asks what actually is the literature of the Great War, and looks at different ways in which people have read this literature, reacted to it and used it.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Reading the Great War; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches; 5. How to write about the Great War in British literature; 6. Resources.

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