1st Edition

The Spanish Tragedy (RLE Responding to Fascism)

By Jef Last Copyright 2010
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Spanish Civil War was one of the pivotal events of the 1930’s, the moment when fascism and socialism came into open conflict. First published in 1939, The Spanish Tragedy recounts the experiences of Jef Last. Activist, poet and novelist, Last might have been the archetypal Republican volunteer but his experience left him even more disenchanted than most. Critical of Soviet Communism, a court martial loyal to Moscow tried to sentence him to death and he was forced to flee to Scandinavia.

    1. Introduction  2. Foreigners  3. Behind the Front  4. Bergamin, Catholic and Revolutionary  5. University City  6. Frente de L’Estacion de Goya  7. Los Chicquetillos 8. Pajaro Negro (The Black Bird)  9. La Cosecha es Sagrada (The Harvest is Sacred) 10. On Leave  11. Goodbye to the Fouth Company  12. Anti-Fascist Writers  13. We Forge an Army  14. The Wounded  15. Vale  16. Retrospect

    Biography

    Jef Last