Meeting the Enemy in World War I Poetry: Cognitive Dissonance as a Vehicle for Theme
Some World War I poems show an enemy soldier up close. This choice usually proves very effective for expressing the general irony of war, to be sure. However, I submit that showing interaction with the enemy also allows the speaker space to wrestle with internal conflict, guilt, or cognitive dissona...
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/1/30 |