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Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the specially commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists. Focusing largely on authors whose first novels have appeared since 1980, the essays provide expert and original analysis of the most recent trends in the theory and practice of contemporary British fiction. This book will be of interest not only to students, teachers and lecturers, but to the general reader seeking help in approaching the often baffling novels of the recent past.

English fiction --- English literature --- History and criticism. --- Roman anglais --- 20e siècle --- Histoire et critique

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Children have served as soldiers throughout history. They fought in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and in both world wars. They served as uniformed soldiers, camouflaged insurgents, and even suicide bombers. Indeed, the first U.S. soldier to be killed by hostile fire in the Afghanistan war was shot in ambush by a fourteen-year-old boy. Does this mean that child soldiers are aggressors? Or are they victims? It is a difficult question with no obvious answer, yet in recent years the acceptable answer among humanitarian organizations and contemporary scholars has been resoundingly the latter. These children are most often seen as especially hideous examples of adult criminal exploitation. In this provocative book, David M. Rosen argues that this response vastly oversimplifies the child soldier problem. Drawing on three dramatic examples-from Sierra Leone, Palestine, and Eastern Europe during the Holocaust-Rosen vividly illustrates this controversial view. In each case, he shows that children are not always passive victims, but often make the rational decision that not fighting is worse than fighting. With a critical eye to international law, Armies of the Young urges readers to reconsider the situation of child combatants in light of circumstance and history before adopting uninformed child protectionist views. In the process, Rosen paints a memorable and unsettling picture of the role of children in international conflicts.

World politics --- Child soldiers. --- Boys as soldiers --- Children as soldiers --- Soldiers --- Enfants soldats --- 20e siècle

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De l’éminent poète catalan, Joan Vinyoli, la suprême ambition s’est exprimée dans le recueil intitulé Livre d’ami, présenté ici, en édition bilingue, traduit pour la première fois en français. Il est publié avec une étude que lui a consacrée le philosophe libanais Jad Hatem et accompagné d’une notice biographique de la main de Pep Solà, fin connaisseur de la vie du poète. Si l’on considère l’emprunt du titre de Joan Vinyoli au chef-d’oeuvre de Raymond Lulle, Livre d’Ami est manifestement un livre sans l’Aimé comme si c’était l’amour, comme réalité impersonnelle, qui était l’objet de la quête ou lui-même, l’homme et le poète. Les quinze poèmes, signale Jad Hatem, dessinent un itinéraire initiatique vers un absolu inaccessible qui, s’il prend l’aspect de la femme et de la nature, ne les considère jamais qu’à titre d’intermédiaires.

Literature (General) --- littérature catalane --- 20e siècle --- Joan Vinyoli (1914-1984) --- literatura catalana

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Poetry --- Dutch literature --- anno 1900-1999 --- Poésie néerlandaise --- --1950-1989 --- --#A9302A --- #ACA --- Poëzie --- #A9302A --- --Poetry --- Littérature néerlandaise --- 20e siècle --- Anthologies

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Hasta hace poco determinante para la afirmación de una ciencia histórica española autónoma, la influencia de la historiografía francesa ha retrocedido de manera progresiva hasta parecer, a veces, secundaria. La presente obra recoge las contribuciones de historiadores franceses y españoles que han reflexionado conjuntamente sobre la significación de esta impronta francesa. De esta manera, se dibuja una verdadera cartografía de la influencia francesa en España, con sus límites y envites, evocando a toda una comunidad de historiadores, de Febvre a Furet y de Braudel a Vilar. Este libro pretende reflejar una retrospectiva de la historiografía francesa en clave española. Los debates planteados aquí dan un repaso a las herramientas metodológicas propuestas por los franceses y adaptadas, según las necesidades de la propia historia española, por los historiadores españoles. Además, estos cuestionamientos sobre los métodos, los temas de investigación y el estatus del historiador, revelan las preocupaciones actuales de sociedades cuya memoria histórica se transforma, requiriendo sin duda una redefinición, si no de la profesión del historiador, de su función intelectual y social.

Historiography --- History --- Methodology --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Criticism --- historiographie --- XXème siècle --- Espagne --- France --- HISTORIOGRAPHIE --- FRANCE --- 20E SIECLE --- INFLUENCE --- ESPAGNE