Goodbye Old Man? The Evolution of the Soldier-Horse Relationship in Myth and Memory, 1880-1939.
In: Humanimalia, Jg. 14 (2024-03-01), Heft 2, S. 185-224
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On the battlefield, it was the soldier-horse relationship that formed soldier and horse into an effective weapon against the enemy. At home, portrayals of this relationship enabled the British people to imagine the realities of war. Reality and representation co-existed in a blending of past and present that combined traditional notions of warfare with the modern battlefield. Increasingly, this imagery represented the many soldiers and horses of the ranks who, although humble, were striving every day to win the War. Images, such as Fortunino Matania's Good-bye, Old Man, allowed those at home to imagine their own loved ones in the soldier's compassion for his horse's plight. These messages of humanity and compassion would prove equally valuable when the process of national mourning and reconciliation began. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Goodbye Old Man? The Evolution of the Soldier-Horse Relationship in Myth and Memory, 1880-1939.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Flynn, Jane |
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Zeitschrift: | Humanimalia, Jg. 14 (2024-03-01), Heft 2, S. 185-224 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2151-8645 (print) |
DOI: | 10.52537/humanimalia.15136 |
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