ISBN: 9780521392778 - british and french writers of the first world war: comparative studies in cultural history (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0521392772. …

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (top edge lightly dust stained - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xii + 280, illus with b&w drawings (no inscriptions).

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0521392772.

Zustand: very good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.

hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. Hardback book in nearly new condition with just a small publisher's 'damaged' stamp; even so not showing any defects, no splits, no cracks, no pen-marks, just some very minor surface rubbing and moderate shelf wear. Contents are crisp, tight and fresh. Thus a never read book still in very presentable condition now offered for sale at a sensible price. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears little used. xii + 280 pages, 3 plates, notes, bibliography, index.

Zustand: very good, very good. 280, illus., notes, bibliography, index, black dot on bottom edge, slight soiling to rear DJ. Literary images of war as a purification rite were effaced by the bloody realities of the conflict which ensued, and the prophecies of writers who felt increasingly distanced from the essential innocence of the world before 1914 took on a new tone, grimly apocalyptic or bitterly disillusioned.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 280 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects: 1900-1999; English literature 20th century History and criticism; World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain Literature and the war; French literature 20th century History and criticism; World War, 1914-1918 France Literature and the war; World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain Historiography; Soldiers' writings, English History and criticism; Soldiers' writings, French History and criticism. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. The impact of the Great War on some of France and Britain's most prominent writers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADF; 3JJF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530. . 1991. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 Jaurès, Barrès, Maurras, Péguy, Psichari and Rolland, as case studies of the war's impact on intellectual life in their respective countries. The comparative perspective reveals deep differences between the French and the British experience, and yet a shared ordeal marked by the terrible ironies attendant on the shattering of common ideals. Literary images of war as a purification rite were effaced by the bloody realities of the conflict and the prophecies of writers who came to feel increasingly distanced from the essential innocence of the world before 1914 took on a new tone, grimly apocalyptic or bitterly disillusioned.…