Memories From The Frontline: Memoirs And Meanings Of The Great War From Britain, France And Germany (palgrave Studies In Life Writing)

This Book Analyses Soldiers' Memoirs From The Great War Of 1914-18 From Britain, France And Germany. It Considers Both The Authors' Composition Of The Memoirs And The Public Response To Them. It Provides Contextual Analysis Through A Survey Of The Different Types Of Contemporary Writing About The Great War, Through An Analysis Of Changes In The Language Used To Describe Combat, And Through An Analysis Of Those People Whose Accounts Of The War Were Either Excluded Or Marginalised. It Also Considers The International Response To The Most Successful Of The Texts. The Purpose Of The Analysis Is To Show How Soldiers' Memoirs Contributed To The Collective Memory Of The War And How They Influenced Public Opinion About The War. These Texts Are Both Autobiographical And Historical And Their Relationship To The Fields Of Autobiography And Historical Writing Is Also Considered, As Well As To The Distinction Between Fact And Fiction. Introduction. Part 1 The Outline Of Great War Writings : The Great War Genres -- Marginal Voices -- Literary Language And War Memoirs. Part 2 Britain : Themes In British Reviews Of Great War Memoirs -- Blunden, Undertones Of War And De Bello Germanico -- Reading Lawrence In 1927: Revolt In The Desert And Seven Pillars Of Wisdom. Part 3 France : Henry D'estre, D'oran À Arras -- Reading Barbusse, Le Feu (under Fire), In 1916-1917 -- Maurice Genevoix, Ceux De 14 (the Men Of 14) -- After The War And The Norton Cru Quarrel. Part 4 Germany : War Memoirs And German Politics In The 1920s -- Contrasting Versions Of Nationalism At War's End -- Ludwig Renn, Krieg (war) -- Von Salomon, Die Geächteten (the Outlaws) -- Transnational Comparisons. Part 5 Conclusion : Conclusion: Summary And Some Theoretical Implications Of The Study Of Great War Memoirs. Bibliography -- Index. Jerry Palmer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This Book Analyses Soldiers' Memoirs From The Great War Of 1914-18 From Britain, France And Germany. It Considers Both The Authors' Composition Of The Memoirs And The Public Response To Them. It Provides Contextual Analysis Through A Survey Of The Different Types Of Contemporary Writing About The Great War, Through An Analysis Of Changes In The Language Used To Describe Combat, And Through An Analysis Of Those People Whose Accounts Of The War Were Either Excluded Or Marginalised. It Also Considers The International Response To The Most Successful Of The Texts. The Purpose Of The Analysis Is To Show How Soldiers' Memoirs Contributed To The Collective Memory Of The War And How They Influenced Public Opinion About The War. These Texts Are Both Autobiographical And Historical And Their Relationship To The Fields Of Autobiography And Historical Writing Is Also Considered, As Well As To The Distinction Between Fact And Fiction. Introduction. Part 1 The Outline Of Great War Writings : The Great War Genres -- Marginal Voices -- Literary Language And War Memoirs. Part 2 Britain : Themes In British Reviews Of Great War Memoirs -- Blunden, Undertones Of War And De Bello Germanico -- Reading Lawrence In 1927: Revolt In The Desert And Seven Pillars Of Wisdom. Part 3 France : Henry D'estre, D'oran À Arras -- Reading Barbusse, Le Feu (under Fire), In 1916-1917 -- Maurice Genevoix, Ceux De 14 (the Men Of 14) -- After The War And The Norton Cru Quarrel. Part 4 Germany : War Memoirs And German Politics In The 1920s -- Contrasting Versions Of Nationalism At War's End -- Ludwig Renn, Krieg (war) -- Von Salomon, Die Geächteten (the Outlaws) -- Transnational Comparisons. Part 5 Conclusion : Conclusion: Summary And Some Theoretical Implications Of The Study Of Great War Memoirs. Bibliography -- Index. Jerry Palmer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 1-20 Front Matter ....Pages 21-21 The Great War Genres (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 23-48 Marginal Voices (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 49-68 Literary Language and War Memoirs (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 69-89 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Themes in British Reviews of Great War Memoirs (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 93-104 Blunden, Undertones of War and De Bello Germanico (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 105-120 Reading Lawrence in 1927: Revolt in the Desert and Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 121-140 Front Matter ....Pages 141-141 Henry d’Estre, D’Oran à Arras (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 143-152 Reading Barbusse, Le Feu (Under Fire), in 1916–1917 (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 153-172 Maurice Genevoix, Ceux de 14 (The Men of 14) (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 173-190 After the War and the Norton Cru Quarrel (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 191-200 Front Matter ....Pages 201-201 War Memoirs and German Politics in the 1920s (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 203-214 Contrasting Versions of Nationalism at War’s End (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 215-240 Ludwig Renn, Krieg (War) (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 241-257 von Salomon, die Geächteten (The Outlaws) (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 259-284 Transnational Comparisons (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 285-299 Front Matter ....Pages 301-301 Conclusion: Summary and Some Theoretical Implications of the Study of Great War Memoirs (Jerry Palmer)....Pages 303-316 Back Matter ....Pages 317-339