Visions of war in France : fiction, art, ideology / Catharine Savage Brosman.

Author/creator Brosman, Catharine Savage, 1934-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxxiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The rationale of war in Enlightenment and Romantic literature -- Icons with a sword: French nationalistic and military symbolism -- Narratives of war: structures and types -- The Grande Armée and Waterloo: the Napoleonic wars in fiction -- The Franco-Prussian war and early Third Republic: war fiction and nationalism -- Where are the wars of yesteryear? the Great War and French modernism -- Variations on a theme: World War II and literary forms -- Repetition and rupture: the legacy of modern French wars.
Local noteLittle-326146--305131039339/
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-227) and index.
LCCN 98050884
ISBN0807123463 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PQ637.W35 B76 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold