The poetry of the First World War has come to dominate our understanding of its literature, while genres such as the short story, which are just as vital to the literary heritage of the era, have largely been neglected. In this study, Ann-Marie Einhaus challenges deeply embedded cultural conceptions...

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Main Author:	Einhaus, Ann-Marie (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Subjects:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte Weltkrieg (1914-1918) World War, 1914-1918 / Great Britain / Literature and the war English fiction / 20th century / History and criticism Short stories, English / History and criticism War stories, English / History and criticism Erster Weltkrieg > Motiv Kurzgeschichte Englisch Großbritannien
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Summary:	The poetry of the First World War has come to dominate our understanding of its literature, while genres such as the short story, which are just as vital to the literary heritage of the era, have largely been neglected. In this study, Ann-Marie Einhaus challenges deeply embedded cultural conceptions about the literature of the First World War using a corpus of several hundred short stories that, until now, have not undergone any systematic critical analysis. From early wartime stories to late twentieth-century narratives - and spanning a wide spectrum of literary styles and movements - Einhaus's work reveals a range of responses to the war through fiction, from pacifism to militarism. Going beyond the household names of Owen, Sassoon and Graves, Einhaus offers scholars and students unprecedented access to new frontiers in twentieth-century literary studies
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 219 pages)
ISBN:	9781139814898
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139814898