Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations (Hardcover))

ONE OF TWELVE TITLES IN VINTAGE'S A FORMAT WAR PROMOTION The Greatest Novel about the First World War and an International Bestseller All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written. The story is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at home on leave, and in hospitals and dressing stations. Although there are vividly described incidents which remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here, only the feeling of youth betrayed and a deceptively simple indictment of war - of any war - told for a whole generation of victims. All quiet on the western front / Christine R. Barker and R.W. Last Making All quiet on the western front / George J. Mitchell Memory / Modris Ekstein All quiet on the western front / Hans Wagener Characters and characterizations / Richard Arthur Firda The flood / Ariela Halkin Remembering the war / David Midgley All quiet on the western front / Hilton Tims Introduction / Helmuth Kiesel From the frog's perspective: im westen nichts neues and der weg zuruck / Brian Murdoch. All Quiet on the Western Front served as Remarque's attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in World War I. This title features a selection of essays, in addition to a bibliography, a chronology of Remarque's life, and an introduction. Contains nine critical essays that analyze various aspects of Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front," and includes a chronology of Remarque's life and works This 1929 novel served as Remarque's attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in World War I Presents a collection of critical essays on Remarque's work, All quiet on the western front