Great War

[close] A place to discuss the cultural milieu of the Great War (also referred to as the First World War, World War I, WWI, World War One). The intent of this group is to discuss the cultural significance, legacy, arts, relating to Great War. This could include cultural studies (i.e. Fussell) or fiction during the war era (i.e. Willa Cather) or fiction set during the war written later (i.e. Jacqueline Winspear, Anne Perry).

[close] Before Skyward Sword, there was a war. The Great War. The war in which Hylia was present on the battlefield, fighting against Demise, Ghirahim, and all their forces. This war set many events in motion: the legacy of the Hero, the sealing of Demise, and the final plans of Hylia. But what if we could take part in that war? What if we could change it, alter it? Add in events, take some out, change it according to our whims? What would you do if you were in the Great War? This roleplay is set before the events of Skyward Sword. The Great War has not come to pass (yet), and everyone is at peace. That is, until Demise shows up.

[close] Reading our way through the various novels, adaptions and non-fiction books about World War One. Reading from 2014-2018. Novels: 1. All Quiet on the Western Front — Erich Maria Remarque (German) 1929. 2. Birdsong — Sebastain Faulks (English) 1993. 3. Regeneration Trilogy — Pat Barker (English) 1991; 1993; 1995. 4. Parade’s End — Ford Maddox Ford (English) 1924-28. 5. The Wars — Timothy Findley (Canadian) 1977. 6. A Farewell to Arms — Ernest Hemmingway (American) 1929. 7.1915: The Death of Innocence — Lyn MacDonald (Australian) 1993. 8. The Absolutist — John Boyne (Irish) 2011. 9. August 1914 — Solzhenitsyn (Russian) 1970. 10. Good-bye to All That - Robert Graves (English) 1929. 11. The General — C.S. Forester (English) 1936. 12. Storm of Steel — Ernest Jünger (German) 1920. 13. The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre, 1916 — Frederic Manning (Australian) 1929. 14. The Good Soldier Svejk — Jaroslav Hasek (Austria) 1923. 15. Radetzky March — Joseph Roth (Austrian-Jewish) 1932. 16. Iron Gustav — Hans Fallada (German) 1938. 17. Fall of Giants — Ken Follett (English) 2010. 18. Covenant with Death — John Harris (English) 1961.