Download or read book Conflict, Nationhood and Corporeality in Modern Literature written by P. Rau and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines ways in which modern literature responds to the body-at-war, examining the effects of violent conflict on the body in its literal and representative forms. Spanning literature from World War I to the present day, it includes essays on pacifist theatre, torture, fascist fantasies, and uniforms and masculinity.