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Memory, Narrative and the Great War
David Taylor
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Description for Memory, Narrative and the Great War
Hardcover. This is a detailed study of an important figure whose differing perceptions of the Great War throw valuable light on the way in which war is remembered and narrated. Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Memory, Narrative and the Great War provides a detailed examination of the varied and complex war writings of a relatively marginal figure, Patrick MacGill, within a general framework of our current pre-occupation with blood, mud and suffering. In particular, it seeks to explain how his interpretation of war shifted from the heroic wartime autobiographical trilogy, with its emphasis on 'the romance of the rifleman' to the pessimistic and guilt-ridden interpretations in his post-war novel, Fear!, and play, Suspense. Through an exploration of the way in which war-time experiences were remembered (and re-remembered) and retold in strikingly different narratives, and using ... Read more
Memory, Narrative and the Great War provides a detailed examination of the varied and complex war writings of a relatively marginal figure, Patrick MacGill, within a general framework of our current pre-occupation with blood, mud and suffering. In particular, it seeks to explain how his interpretation of war shifted from the heroic wartime autobiographical trilogy, with its emphasis on 'the romance of the rifleman' to the pessimistic and guilt-ridden interpretations in his post-war novel, Fear!, and play, Suspense. Through an exploration of the way in which war-time experiences were remembered (and re-remembered) and retold in strikingly different narratives, and using ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846318719
SKU
V9781846318719
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About David Taylor
David Taylor is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield.
Reviews for Memory, Narrative and the Great War
With clarity, structure, consistency of argument and a deep awareness of the literary and historical analysis of the Great War, the case is well made [by the author] that a study of Patrick MacGill’s writings illuminates the narrative constructions of wartime experience within the context of changing perspectives on ‘writing up’ the war through the twentieth century. Keith Grieves, ... Read more