Take Up the Sword of Justice

Title

Subject

Recruitment: Military

Description

A WWI British recruitment poster. It depicts a hand holding a sword with the words, "Take up the sword of justice, JOIN NOW." This poster uses both the image of the sword and the words, "Take up the sword of justice", to portray military service as heroic in order to persuade young men to join the military. The sword here is especially important to the audience the poster is appealing to. This poster, aimed at a British audience, uses the sword in order to draw to mind images of England's chivalric past. This iconography, combined with the phrase, "Take up the sword of justice", frames WWI in a heroic light, making the conflict appear to be the sort of struggle found in the tales of King Arthur.

Creator

Unknown

Source

McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tulsa. 2933 E. 6th St. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-3123

Publisher

the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. David Allen and Sons Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex.

Date

Between 1910-1920

Language

English

Identifier

1992.004.5.118

Coverage

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Great Britain

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