This timely book traces ideas of pacifism in English literature, particularly poetry. Early chapters, drawing on religious and secular traditions, provide intellectual contexts. There follows a chronological analysis of literature which rejects war...
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This timely book traces ideas of pacifism in English literature, particularly poetry. Early chapters, drawing on religious and secular traditions, provide intellectual contexts. There follows a chronological analysis of literature which rejects war and celebrates peace, from the Middle Ages to the present day. This timely book traces ideas of pacifism in English literature, particularly poetry. Early chapters, drawing on religious and secular traditions, provide intellectual contexts. There follows a chronological analysis of literature which rejects war and celebrates peace, from the Middle Ages to the present day
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-291) and index -- Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents; 1 Literature and Peace Studies; 2 From Minstrels to Martyrs; Part I: Pacifist Perspectives; 3 Sacred Texts; 4 Secular Texts, Humanist Pacifism; Part II: A Brief Pacifist History of English Literature; 5 Medieval Pacifism; 6 Renaissance Pacifism; 7 Pacifist Voices in Shakespeare; 8 Romantic Peace and War; 9 Pacifism in Prose and Films; 10 A Plague on Both Your Houses: War from the Air, the Civilian Dead and Modern Poetry; Conclusion: 'Songs of Such Exquisite Sweetness'; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U
