Premium Content Subverting Misconceptions about the Great War: Henri Barbusse's "Under Fire" and Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front"
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Writing towards the end of the twentieth century, German literary scholar Hans Wagener reflects on the deep resonance of war literature, stating: “When we think about certain periods of history, epoch-making books come to mind that capture the spirit of those times most vividly”. Indeed, literary expressions of the Great War have performed a…
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