Un-representing the Great War: New Approaches to the Centenary

This collection of essays investigates the multifarious meanings of the Great War considered from a multifaceted perspective as the event that opens up the cultural history of the 20th century. After an introduction delineating "unrepresentability", the core methodological issue of the book, the volume brings together different strands of analysis and is divided into main sections: the first provides a cultural and philosophical framework while the second explores specific linguistic and literary issues.