Alex Houen

Sacrifice and Modern War Writing (eBook, ePUB)

Atavisms, Martyrdoms, and Economies of Loss

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sacrifice and Modern War Writing presents the most extensive study to date of twentieth- and twenty-first-century war writing. Alex Houen argues that political, religious, and cultural frames of sacrifice continue to play a significant part in shaping how war's reality is shaped and experienced.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780198912309
• Artikelnr.: 72269833

Autorenporträt

Alex Houen is Professor of Modern Literature and Critical Theory at Cambridge University, and Fellow of Pembroke College. He did a BA (Hons) and then a two-year research MPhil at the University of Sydney before obtaining a PhD at King's College, Cambridge. He taught Modern Literature and American Studies at the University of Sheffield until 2009.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I.: Atavisms: Reprising Ancient Sacrifice in Modern War, from Abraham and Isaac to Moloch
Part II: Militant Martyrdoms
Part III.: Sacrifice's Gifts and Prices
Conclusion