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  • Pacifism and English literature[electronic resource] :minstrels of peace /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 823.009/3581
    書名/作者: Pacifism and English literature : minstrels of peace // R.S. White.
    作者: White, R. S.,
    出版者: Basingstoke [England] ; : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
    面頁冊數: vii, 299 p.
    標題: Pacifism in literature.
    標題: English literature - History and criticism.
    標題: American literature - History and criticism.
    標題: War in literature.
    標題: Peace in literature.
    ISBN: 9780230583641
    ISBN: 0230583644
    書目註: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-291) and index.
    內容註: Literature and peace studies -- From minstrels to martyrs -- I: Pacifist perspectives -- Sacred texts -- Secular texts, humanist pacifism -- II: A brief pacifist history of English literature -- Medieval pacifism -- Renaissance pacifism -- Pacifist voices in Shakespeare -- Romantic peace and war -- Pacifism in prose and films -- A plague on both yourhouses: war from the air, the civilian dead and modern poetry -- Conclusion: 'Songs of such exquisite sweetness'.
    摘要、提要註: Wars have been waged so continuously through human history that theyare regarded as unavoidable, but the increasing destructiveness to civilians and the environment makes pacifism an urgent andviable alternative. This book argues that imaginative writers have, since the fourteenth century, written powerful works and passages condemning war and presenting visions of peace that are imaginableand achievable. After examining the words of sacred works and philosophical arguments supporting peace, this book traces chronologically the ways in which English poets have presented pacifist beliefs. It is ideal for study on Peace and Conflict Studies courses around the world, while for literarystudents it provides a unique, thematic history of English literature based on the pacifist theme. Itis also a book that will provide inspiration for allreaders who believe that war does not solve problems in the modern world, and that a fresh approach to conflict is necessary.
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