The Literature of War: Studies in Heroic Virtue

Rutherford, Andrew

It is widely assumed today that heroism is obsolete as an ideal, that heroic virtue is a contradiction in terms, and that war literature must be anti-war by definition. The author argues that the theoretical foundations of these assumptions are inadequate and do not fit the literary facts.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1989-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333441619

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19659-3

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 196