The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body

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Laura Wittman

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body

Laura Wittman

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University of Toronto Press
11 June 2011

English Civil War; Crimean War; Boer Wars; Spanish Civil War; Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die

Series: Toronto Italian Studies

At the end of the First World War, countries across Europe participated in an unprecedented ritual in which a single, anonymous body was buried to symbolize the overwhelming trauma of the battlefields. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier explores the creation and reception of this symbolic national burial as an emblem for modern mourning.

powerfully links the symbolic language and ethics of mourning to a fascinating national ritual.

By: Laura Wittman
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 810g
ISBN: 9781442643390
ISBN 10: 1442643390
Series: Toronto Italian Studies
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 11 June 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Introduction PART ONE: Anonymity and Sacrifice Introduction: The Return of the Dead A Unanimous Idea Unanimity and confused bones The origins of the Unknown Soldier The primal scene Identification and Chorality Bones manifest themselves Recognition, or reaching across the divide of living and dead Sculpted water A silent inscription Sacrifice and the non finito Taking up anonymity Absolution Initiation PART TWO: Embodiment and Spectacle Introduction: The Undead Body, The Photographic Image, and the Religious Icon Embodiment and Imbestiamento Trauma and animality The symbolic journey The darkness within Mutilation and Spectacle Phantom pain, mutilation, and repetition Touching the absent body: the ""Banner of Randaccio"" Transmitting the experience of death: Promethean fire Mourning Transcendence and Reenchanting the Flesh Confronting Mortality Mourning Transcendence Modernity and the Mystical Body Conclusion Bibliography Notes Illustrations"

Laura Wittman is an assistant professor in the Department of French and Italian at Stanford University.

Reviews for The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body

'This is an interesting, innovative meditation on French and Italian Literary responses to anonymous wartime mortality across a broad chronological time span... primarily of interest to those working on literature, it will also be of value to historians specializing on Italy and the Great War.' -- Heather Jones 'Fine monograph... Laura Wittman addresses the topic with an impressive breadth of sources and depth of analysis. The book is an original and compelling work of scholarship.' -- Thomas Patrick Wisniewski