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Andrew Rutherford
Literature of War [PDF ebook]
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It is widely assumed today that heroism is obsolete as an ideal, that heroic virtue is a contradiction in terms, and that war literature must be anti-war by definition. The author argues that the theoretical foundations of these assumptions are inadequate and do not fit the literary facts.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● ISBN 9781349196593 ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Pubblicato 1989 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4974368 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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