Lay Down Your Arms!

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Lay Down Your Arms! is a pioneering anti-war novel by Bertha von Suttner that powerfully advocates for peace and disarmament in late 19th-century Europe.

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instanceOf anti-war novel
novel
adaptation stage adaptations
addresses arms race in Europe
militarism in European society
aimsTo encourage disarmament policies
promote international arbitration
associatedWith Nobel Peace Prize of Bertha von Suttner
linked to: Nobel Peace Prize
author Bertha von Suttner
countryOfOrigin Austria
criticalReception widely discussed in European intellectual circles
firstEnglishEditionYear 1892
form prose
genre pacifist literature
realist novel
hasMotto “Die Waffen nieder!”
linked to: Die Waffen nieder!
hasPerspective female perspective on war
hasProtagonist Martha Althaus
influenced Nobel Peace Prize committee’s perception of Bertha von Suttner
early 20th-century pacifism
literaryMovement Austrian realism
literarySignificance one of the most important pacifist novels of the 19th century
mainTheme anti-militarism
consequences of war
disarmament
peace
movement peace movement
narrativeForm first-person narrative
notableFor influence on the international peace movement
pioneering advocacy of peace and disarmament
originalLanguage German
originalTitle Die Waffen nieder!
placeOfFirstPublication Leipzig
publicationYear 1889
publisher Edgar Pierson Verlag
relatedWork The Hague Peace Conferences
setInPeriod late 19th century
setInRegion Europe
subjectMatter Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
impact of war on families
translatedInto English
French
Russian
multiple European languages
usedAsSloganBy peace activists

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Bertha von Suttner notableWork Lay Down Your Arms!
Die Waffen nieder! titleTranslation Lay Down Your Arms!