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Schneider Karen <1948-> |
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Titolo |
Loving arms : British women writing the Second World War / / Karen Schneider |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1997 |
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©1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-8180-1 |
0-8131-6134-7 |
0-8131-7068-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain - Literature and the war |
Women and literature - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
English literature - Women authors - History and criticism |
War stories, English - History and criticism |
World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Narrating War; 1 Discerning the Plots; 2 Inscribing An/Other Story: Katharine Burdekin, Stevie Smith, and the Move toward Rebellion; 3 Double-Voiced Discourse: Elizabeth Bowen's Collaboration and Resistance; 4 Re-Plotting the War(s): Virginia Woolf's Radical Legacy; 5 A Different Story: Doris Lessing's Great Escape; Coda: As Time Goes By; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Loving Arms examines the war-related writings of five British women whose works explore the connections among gender, war, and story-telling. While not the first study to relate the subjects of gender and war, it is the first within a growing body of criticism to focus specifically on British culture during and after World War II.Evoking the famous ""St. Crispin's Day"" speech from Henry V and then her own |
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