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All Quiet on the Western Front: Introduction by Norman Stone
A hardcover edition of the classic tale of a young soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches, widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time--featuring an …
All Quiet on the Western Front
In 1914 Paul Bäumer and his classmates are marched to the local recruiting office by a sentimentally patriotic form-master. On a calm October day in 1918, only a few weeks before …
Early Germanic Literature and Culture
A collection of fresh essays examining the wide scope and significance of early Germanic culture and literature. The first volume of this set views the development of writing in …
Memory and Memorials
The twentieth century, perhaps more than any other, was shaped by war and conflict. In particular, the two world wars have had a profound influence on the development of world …
German Novelists of the Weimar Republic
New essays introducing a broad range of novelists of the Weimar period. The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and fateful time in German history. Characterized by economic and …
The Germanic Hero
In this study, the author looks at the role the warrior-hero plays within a set of predetermined political and social constraints. The hero if not a sword-wielding barbarian, bent …
Cornish Studies Volume 12
The twelfth volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. …
Adam's Grace: Fall and Redemption in Medieval Literature
A study of the use of medieval literary texts to explain the Fall and Redemption, the universality of original sin, and the identity of mankind with Adam and Eve.The theme of …
The Apocryphal Adam and Eve in Medieval Europe
What happened to Adam and Eve after their expulsion from paradise? Where the biblical narrative fell silent apocryphal writings took up this intriguing question, notably including …
Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany
Accurate and entertaining translations of three texts that reveal much about medieval political thought and remain relevant to today's political systems Recent political events …
Memory and Memorials
The twentieth century, perhaps more than any other, was shaped by war and conflict. In particular, the two world wars have had a profound influence on the development of world …
German Literature and the First World War: The Anti-War Tradition
The period immediately following the end of the First World War witnessed an outpouring of artistic and literary creativity, as those that had lived through the war years sought to …