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Pearl James
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The New Death: American Pearl James epub The New Death: American Pearl James pdf download The New Death: American Pearl James pdf file The New Death: American Pearl James audiobook The New Death: American Pearl James book review The New Death: American Pearl James summary | #2556071 in Books | University of Virginia Press | 2013-04-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.90 x.80 x5.90l,.80 | File type: PDF | 272 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Criticism|By MV|Pearl James's work on World War I helped change my understanding of the effect the war had, not only on people, but on literary Modernism. Her criticism is extremely well-written, yet not filled with esoteric ramblings. If you enjoy World War I or Modern American literature, I suggest you read this work.|1 of 1 people found the following review helpfu|||These are rich and often brilliant close readings, and they support the author’s argument that the trauma of the Great War―'new death'―lurks in more literary corners than we have previously recognized. (Steven Trout, University of South Alabama)
Adopting the term "new death," which was used to describe the unprecedented and horrific scale of death caused by the First World War, Pearl James uncovers several touchstones of American modernism that refer to and narrate traumatic death. The sense of paradox was pervasive: death was both sanctified and denied; notions of heroism were both essential and far-fetched; and civilians had opportunities to hear about the ugliness of death at the front but often preferred ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The New Death: American Modernism and World War I (The American Literatures Initiative) | Pearl James. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
