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Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front Author:White, John Monarch Notes on All Quiet on the Western Front. Contrasts All Quiet with Crane's war novel The Red Badge of Courage. Discusses Remarque as a realist outside the tradition of German novelists. Provides background on Prussia and World War I. "This novel aims to reveal not only the incomprehensible horrors of war but also its particularly devastat... more »ing effect upon youth...Incidents are presented by Remarque with a . . . narrative power that gives us an unforgettable impression of war's power to destroy even its survivors."« less