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War, the Army and Victorian Literature

War, the Army and Victorian Literature

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A ground-breaking study of how literature both reflected and contributed to the eclipse and subsequent revival of militarism in the nineteenth century. Focusing on four major disputes in the Crimea, India, the Sudan, and South Africa as well as the role of the army in Britain, John Peck examines how Victorian writers responded to military issues. At the heart of the book is a dilemma that characterises the Victorian period: the impossibility of reconciling imperial aggression with liberal domestic values.

Keywords

HistoryEuropePolitical ScienceSecurity (National & International)Literary CriticismModern19th CenturyWorldTechnology & EngineeringMilitary Science

1998Book

Author(s)John Peck

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780333698525

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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