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Hace 4 días · There is something of the defence in depth about Jay Winter’s review of my book The Pity of War. As he observes, those sections of the book which deal with the economic history of the war ‘present a case which is at variance with that offered by many scholars including my own’.
Hace 3 días · 9. Exploring Postwar Impact. 10. Exploring the Nature of War. 11. Promoting Peace and Understanding. War poetry is known for its unique power of conveying emotions associated with the most traumatic of wars. It has a special ability to provide a sense of comfort and emotional release for people who have experienced tragedy and trauma. Poets can ...
Hace 5 días · “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Hace 20 horas · Whitman's vagabond lifestyle was adopted by the Beat movement and its leaders such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as anti-war poets such as Adrienne Rich, Alicia Ostriker, and Gary Snyder.
Hace 2 días · As Niall Ferguson notes in The Pity of War, it was a semblance of home-life that soldiers longed to recreate in this hellhole. (30) These sentiments are evident in a Canadian Private’s reminiscences which juxtaposed sex and home-baked goods as treats to be enjoyed.
Hace 5 días · Accordingly, in much of the literature Moltke is depicted as an unremarkable man and as a weak and ineffectual leader, whose main contribution to German national life was to undermine his country's chances of military success in 1914.
Hace 5 días · Jingoism: Anthem for Doomed Youth BY WILFRED OWEN What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— The shrill, demented choirs of ...
