Pacifism and English Literature

Minstrels of Peace

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9781349362950
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2008 9781349362950
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This timely book traces ideas of pacifism in English literature, particularly poetry. Early chapters, drawing on religious and secular traditions, provide intellectual contexts. There follows a chronological analysis of literature which rejects war and celebrates peace, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

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ISBN13:9781349362950
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Acknowledgements Literature and Peace Studies From Minstrels to Martyrs PART ONE: PACIFIST PERSPECTIVES Sacred Texts Secular Texts, Humanist Pacifism PART TWO: A BRIEF PACIFIST HISTORY OF ENGLISH POETRY Medieval Pacifism Renaissance Pacifism Shakespeare's Pacifist Voices Romantic Peace and War Pacifism in Prose and Films A Plague on both your Houses: Air Control, Civilian Casualties and Twentieth-century Poetry Conclusion: 'Songs of such Exquisite Sweetness' Bibliography Index

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