Ford Madox Ford: No More Parades, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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First published in 1925, No More Parades is the second volume of Ford Madox Ford's celebrated Parade's End tetralogy, a searching portrait of war, duty, and emotional disintegration. Set during the First World War, the novel follows Christopher Tietjens, an English gentleman and army officer struggling to maintain order-both bureaucratic and moral-amid the chaos of the Western Front. Stationed in France, Tietjens confronts not only military inefficiency and class tension but also the unresolved personal turmoil of his marriage to Sylvia and his attachment to Valentine Wannop. Through shifting perspectives and interior monologue, Ford renders the fragmentation of Edwardian certainties under the strain of modern warfare. The novel deepens the psychological and social examination begun in Some Do Not..., tracing the erosion of hierarchy, honour, and emotional restraint in a world irrevocably altered by conflict. Together with the surrounding volumes, it stands as one of the most distinguished achievements of British war literature.