Gavroche and the Great War: Soldier Gouaille and the Legend of the Poilu.

This article describes the use of soldier 'gouaille' or 'cocky humour' in the construction of a consensual typology of the French infantry soldier (poilu) of the First World War. Drawing on a variety of nineteenth-century literary models, including that of the gamin de Paris, Great War novelists dep...

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Publicado en:	Journal of War & Culture Studies Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 121 - 134
Autor principal:	Murphy, Libby
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2009
Materias:	World War I Military personnel Infantry Armed forces French novelists Patriotism Loyalty Twentieth century France
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