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Pacifism and English literature = minstrels of peace /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Pacifism and English literature/ R.S. White.
Reminder of title:	minstrels of peace /
Author:	White, R. S.,
Published:	Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan, : 2008.,
Description:	vii, 299 p.
[NT 15003449]:	Literature and peace studies -- From minstrels to martyrs -- I: Pacifist perspectives -- Sacred texts -- Secular texts, humanist pacifism -- II: A brief pacifist history of English literature -- Medieval pacifism -- Renaissance pacifism -- Pacifist voices in Shakespeare -- Romantic peace and war -- Pacifism in prose and films -- A plague on both yourhouses: war from the air, the civilian dead and modern poetry -- Conclusion: 'Songs of such exquisite sweetness'.
Subject:	American literature - History and criticism. -
Online resource:	http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9780230583641access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	0230583644

Pacifism and English literature = minstrels of peace /
White, R. S.,1948-

Pacifism and English literatureminstrels of peace /[electronic resource] :R.S. White. - Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan,2008. - vii, 299 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-291) and index.

Literature and peace studies -- From minstrels to martyrs -- I: Pacifist perspectives -- Sacred texts -- Secular texts, humanist pacifism -- II: A brief pacifist history of English literature -- Medieval pacifism -- Renaissance pacifism -- Pacifist voices in Shakespeare -- Romantic peace and war -- Pacifism in prose and films -- A plague on both yourhouses: war from the air, the civilian dead and modern poetry -- Conclusion: 'Songs of such exquisite sweetness'.

Wars have been waged so continuously through human history that theyare regarded as unavoidable, but the increasing destructiveness to civilians and the environment makes pacifism an urgent andviable alternative. This book argues that imaginative writers have, since the fourteenth century, written powerful works and passages condemning war and presenting visions of peace that are imaginableand achievable. After examining the words of sacred works and philosophical arguments supporting peace, this book traces chronologically the ways in which English poets have presented pacifist beliefs. It is ideal for study on Peace and Conflict Studies courses around the world, while for literarystudents it provides a unique, thematic history of English literature based on the pacifist theme. Itis also a book that will provide inspiration for allreaders who believe that war does not solve problems in the modern world, and that a fresh approach to conflict is necessary.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 0230583644

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230583641doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

529676
American literature
--History and criticism.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

542853
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR149.P26 / W55 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 823.009/3581

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