war, empire, and modern British literature Deer, Patrick 1966- creator text enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 329 p.) : ill., port. The British state and war machine struggled to produce a fully modernized and persuasive war culture in two world wars by freely cannibalizing art and literature. Deer explores writers' attempts to find their perspectives on the action in the face of the violence and alienation of total war and an overpowering official war culture. specialized Patrick Deer. Includes bibliographical references and index. World War, 1914-1918 Literature and the war World War, 1939-1945 Literature and the war English literature 20th century History and criticism PR478.W65 820.93581 9780191716782 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199239887.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199239887.001.0001 StDuBDS 091022 20150804193941.0 EDZ0000073549