Pacifism and English literature : minstrels of peace

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Pacifism and English literature : minstrels of peace

R.S. White

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index

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内容説明

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.

目次

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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