Narratives of Memory British Writing of the 1940s

by Stewart, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9781403997036
• ISBN10: 1403997039
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780230624986
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-26
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Narratives of Memory: British Writing of the 1940s identifies memory as a previously unexamined concern in both literary and popular writing of this period. Emphasizing the use of memory as a structural device and a theme, this book traces developments in narrative, especially the novel, during the war years and immediately after. Authors discussed include Margery Allingham, Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, Patrick Hamilton and Denton Welch.

Author Biography

VICTORIA STEWART is Lecturer in the Department of English, University of Leicester, UK. She is also the author of Women's Autobiography: War and Trauma (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
Remembering the Last War	p. 20
Damaged Minds: Crime and Detection	p. 58
Remembering the Country	p. 94
In Time of War	p. 132
Conclusion	p. 168
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 213
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