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Sherrill Grace - Landscapes of War and Memory, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Landscapes of War and Memory

The Two World Wars in Canadian Literature and the Arts, 1977-2007

Av Sherrill Grace

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Beskrivning
"That Canada remains a society haunted by its war history seems clear." Since 1977, a new generation of Canadian writers and artists has been mapping the cultural landscapes formed by the memories of war we have inherited, and also the ones we are expected to forget. Challenging, even painful, the art and literature in Grace's magisterial study build causeways into history, connecting us to trials and traumas many Canadians have never known but that haunt society in subtle and compelling ways. A contemporary scholar of the period under examination, Grace exemplifies her role as witness, investing the text with personal, often lyrical, responses as a way of enacting this crucial memory-work. This comprehensive study is intended for scholars, students, and general readers interested in literature, theatre, and art relating to memories of the world wars.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2014-11-14
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x 38 mm
  • Vikt: 895 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 636
  • Förlag: University of Alberta Press
  • ISBN: 9781772120004
  • Utmärkelser: Short-listed for INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards 2015 (United States)
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Sherrill Grace, OC, holds the title of University Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia, where she has taught Canadian Literature and Culture for more than 35 years. She is also Professor of English, Distinguished University Scholar, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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"This is a passionately written academic book – a characterization which the author would probably agree should not be an oxymoron. The passion suggests that it is written as much for curious general readers as for academics. I hope it reaches many of both, particularly those who know or have known war survivors.... Grace’s specific subjects are Canadian literary and visual representations of 20th-century war created in the 1977-2007 period, and the tasks of collective national memory that these perform.... Official war histories record the losses, gains, and casualties but seldom the savage and often impulsive and unnecessary means by which these came about. In these 600+ pages Grace examines numerous novels, plays and television films..." [Full post at http://bit.ly/1xCVoAn]

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