<p>Why does the Great War seem part of modern memory when its rituals of mourning and remembrance were traditional, romantic, even classical? In this highly original history of memory, David Williams shows how classic Great War literature, including work by</p>
Media, Memory, and the First World War
β Scribed by David Williams
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Of interest to historians, classicists, media and digital theorists, literary scholars, museologists, and archivists, Media, Memory, and the First World War is a comparative study that shows how the dominant mode of communication in a popular culture - from oral traditions to digital media - shapes the structure of memory within that culture.
β¦ Subjects
Literary Criticism; Nonfiction; LCO000000
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