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  1. A Class Apart
    The Military Man in French and British Fiction, 1740–1789
    Author: Lacey, Karen
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Bern

    The military man has long been one of literature’s archetypal figures. Using a comparative framework, this book traces the transformation of the military man in eighteenth-century British and French literature as this figure moved from noble warrior... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    The military man has long been one of literature’s archetypal figures. Using a comparative framework, this book traces the transformation of the military man in eighteenth-century British and French literature as this figure moved from noble warrior to nationalised professional in response to changes within the military structure, the role of empire and the impact of an expanding middle class. The author examines the way in which the masculinity of the military man was reimagined at a time when older models of military service persisted alongside emerging models of patriotic nationalism, inspired by bourgeois morality, the cult of sensibility and a new understanding of the role of violence in both public and private domains. Through a corpus of canonical and lesser-known literature, the book explores the military man’s relationship to the state and to his fellow citizens, even in the domestic setting. With the role of the «nobleman» in decline, the military man, not a «civilian» and no longer associated with the ‘aristocrat’, became a separate class of man «By not weighing the work down with too much specialist terminology from any one discipline Lacey makes it accessible to all — an admirable feat. The clarity, depth, and breadth of the research make this a rewarding read for scholars from a wide range of disciplines and a worthy addition to any collection.»(Ciaran McDonnell, French Studies Vol. 71. Issue 4 2017) Contents: The Fetish of the Sword – Young Men in a Military Profession – The Selfless Veteran in an Empire – Mercenaries in a Nation of Citizens – The Justicier in the Eighteenth-Century Domestic Tragedy

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783035308075
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    RVK Categories: IG 1378
    Series: French Studies of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries ; 36
    Subjects: Französisch; Englisch; Roman; Soldat <Motiv>; Geschichte 1740-1789;
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (244 pages)
  2. A Class Apart
    The Military Man in French and British Fiction, 1740–1789
    Author: Lacey, Karen
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Bern

    The military man has long been one of literature’s archetypal figures. Using a comparative framework, this book traces the transformation of the military man in eighteenth-century British and French literature as this figure moved from noble warrior... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    The military man has long been one of literature’s archetypal figures. Using a comparative framework, this book traces the transformation of the military man in eighteenth-century British and French literature as this figure moved from noble warrior to nationalised professional in response to changes within the military structure, the role of empire and the impact of an expanding middle class. The author examines the way in which the masculinity of the military man was reimagined at a time when older models of military service persisted alongside emerging models of patriotic nationalism, inspired by bourgeois morality, the cult of sensibility and a new understanding of the role of violence in both public and private domains. Through a corpus of canonical and lesser-known literature, the book explores the military man’s relationship to the state and to his fellow citizens, even in the domestic setting. With the role of the «nobleman» in decline, the military man, not a «civilian» and no longer associated with the ‘aristocrat’, became a separate class of man «By not weighing the work down with too much specialist terminology from any one discipline Lacey makes it accessible to all — an admirable feat. The clarity, depth, and breadth of the research make this a rewarding read for scholars from a wide range of disciplines and a worthy addition to any collection.»(Ciaran McDonnell, French Studies Vol. 71. Issue 4 2017) Contents: The Fetish of the Sword – Young Men in a Military Profession – The Selfless Veteran in an Empire – Mercenaries in a Nation of Citizens – The Justicier in the Eighteenth-Century Domestic Tragedy

     
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    Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783035308075
    Other identifier:
    9783035308075
    RVK Categories: IG 1378
    Series: French Studies of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries ; 36
    Subjects: Französisch; Englisch; Roman; Soldat <Motiv>; Geschichte 1740-1789;
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (244 pages)