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Die Waffen nieder! (1889), translated into English in 1892 as Lay Down Your Arms, was an international bestseller. Its Austrian author Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914) chose the medium of fiction in order to reach as broad an audience as possible with her pacifist ideals. Challenging the narrow nationalisms of nineteenth-century Europe, Suttner believed that disputes between nations should be settled by means of arbitration rather than armed conflict. She devoted her life to campaigning for the cause of peace, and in 1905 became the first female recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Suttner’s influential novel yields insights into the early development of calls for a united Europe and an end to the arms race. This English translation of the novel was carried out as a ‘labour of love’ by the eminent Victorian surgeon and medical scholar Timothy Holmes (1825-1907), the editor of Gray’s Anatomy, for whom this was an unusual foray into the world of fiction. Holmes was Vice-Chairman of the London-based International Arbitration and Peace Association and a contemporary of Suttner. His translation helped to spread Suttner’s views across the Anglophone world, and contributed to the growth of the peace movement in the period before the First World War.
Die Waffen nieder! (1889), translated into English in 1892 as Lay Down Your Arms, was an international bestseller. Its Austrian author Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914) chose the medium of fiction in order to reach as broad an audience as possible with her pacifist ideals. Challenging the narrow nationalisms of nineteenth-century Europe, Suttner believed that disputes between nations should be settled by means of arbitration rather than armed conflict. She devoted her life to campaigning for the cause of peace, and in 1905 became the first female recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Suttner’s influential novel yields insights into the early development of calls for a united Europe and an end to the arms race. This English translation of the novel was carried out as a ‘labour of love’ by the eminent Victorian surgeon and medical scholar Timothy Holmes (1825-1907), the editor of Gray’s Anatomy, for whom this was an unusual foray into the world of fiction. Holmes was Vice-Chairman of the London-based International Arbitration and Peace Association and a contemporary of Suttner. His translation helped to spread Suttner’s views across the Anglophone world, and contributed to the growth of the peace movement in the period before the First World War.
Dieses eBook wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Ausgabe ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert. Bertha Sophia Felicita Freifrau von Suttner (1843-1914) war eine österreichische Pazifistin, Friedensforscherin und Schriftstellerin. Am 10. Dezember 1905 erhielt Bertha von Suttner als erste Frau den von ihr mit angeregten Friedensnobelpreis, den sie am 18. April 1906 in Kristiania entgegennahm. Der Roman "Die Waffen nieder!" ist das bekannteste Werk der österreichischen Autorin und Friedensaktivistin. Es gilt als das wichtigste Werk der Antikriegsliteratur. Aus dem Buch: "Was mich einigermaßen berechtigt, meine Erlebnisse mitzuteilen, ist der Umstand, daß ich mit vielen interessanten und hervorragenden Zeitgenossen zusammengetroffen und daß meine Anteilnahme an einer Bewegung, die sich allmählich zu historischer Tragweite herausgewachsen hat, mir manchen Einblick in das politische Getriebe unserer Zeit gewährte und daß ich im ganzen also wirklich Mitteilenswertes zu sagen habe.
Diese Ausgabe der Werke von Bertha von Suttner wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Dieses eBook ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert. Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914) war eine österreichische Pazifistin, Friedensforscherin und Schriftstellerin. Am 10. Dezember 1905 erhielt Bertha von Suttner als erste Frau den von ihr mit angeregten Friedensnobelpreis, den sie am 18. April 1906 in Kristiania entgegennahm. Der Roman "Die Waffen nieder!" ist das bekannteste Werk der österreichischen Autorin und Friedensaktivistin. Es gilt als das wichtigste Werk der Antikriegsliteratur. Inhalt: Die Waffen nieder! Martha's Kinder Eva Siebeck Franzl und Mirzl Langeweile Ermenegildens Flucht Memoiren Der Roman "Die Waffen nieder" schildert aus der Ich-Perspektive das Leben der aus Wien stammenden Gräfin Martha Althaus im Kontext von vier Kriegen. Im Sardinischen Krieg von 1859 zwischen Österreich und Sardinien sowie Frankreich verliert Martha im Alter von 19 Jahren ihren ersten Mann Graf Arno Dotzky. Sie wird daraufhin zur überzeugten Pazifistin. Ihr zweiter Mann Baron Friedrich Tilling teilt ihre Ansichten, obwohl er selbst Offizier in der Armee Österreichs ist. Er nimmt mit der Österreichischen Armee am Deutsch-Dänischen Krieg von 1864 und am Deutschen Krieg (Preußen gegen den Deutschen Bund) im Jahr 1866 teil... Der Roman "Martha's Kinder" ist eine Folge von "Die Waffen nieder!".
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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