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Publishers, readers and the Great War : literature and memory since 1918 /
"Literature is at the heart of popular understandings of the First World War in Britain, and has perpetuated a popular memory of the conflict centred on disillusionment, horror and futility. This book examines how and why literature has had this impact, exploring the role played by authors, pub...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Publishing the First World War, 1919-1930; The interwar publishing industry; Marketing the middlebrow war novel; Anticipating the 'war books boom'; The 'war books boom'; The divided marketplace; Conclusion; 2 'The Bloodless War': Reception and Controversy during the Interwar Years; Post-war pessimism?; Early critical responses during the 'war books boom'; Wilfred Owen and the canon; Authors, critics and controversy; 'General approval?'; 'The young and the war'; Cinema and the 'war books boom'; Conclusion.
- 3 Marketing Myth: Richard Aldington, Vera Brittain and the Memory of the First World WarMyth and memory in Death of a Hero; 'The market is getting flooded with them': Publishing Death of a Hero; The reception of Death of a Hero; Myth and memory in Testament of Youth; Taking the tide: Victor Gollancz and Testament of Youth; The reception of Testament of Youth; Conclusion; 4 The War to End All Wars? Literature and Memory, 1939-1949; 'Books on the last war'; The First World War in 1940s literature; Reception; Conclusion; 5 Republishing the First World War: The Impact of the 1960s; Robert Graves.
- Wilfred Owen Vera Brittain; Conclusion; 6 Remembering War, Resisting Myth: Literature, Memory and the Last Veterans; Harry Patch and Henry Allingham; Memory, myth and autobiographical collaboration; Enlistment; Combat; Generals; Post-war memories; Modern memories; Reception; Conclusion; Conclusion; The future of First World War memory; Notes; Introduction; 1 Publishing the First World War, 1919- 1930; 2 'The Bloodless War': Reception and Controversy during the Interwar Years; 3 Marketing Myth: Richard Aldington, Vera Brittain and the Memory of the First World War.
- 4 The War to End All Wars? Literature and Memory, 1939- 19495 Republishing the First World War: The Impact of the 1960s; 6 Remembering War, Resisting Myth: Literature, Memory and the Last Veterans; Bibliography; Primary sources; Archives and collections; Books; Films; Television; Websites and email correspondence; Secondary sources; Books; Chapters in books; Journal articles; Unpublished theses; Websites; Index.