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PublisherTranscript Verlag

ISBN-103837651878

ISBN-139783837651874

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050390461

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Number of Pages286 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHome/Fronts : Contemporary War in British Literature, Drama, and Film

Publication Year2020

SubjectMedia Studies, Theater / History & Criticism, Film / History & Criticism, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

AuthorJanina Wierzoch

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science

SeriesCulture and Theory Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight15.5 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-408649

Table Of ContentFrontmatter 1 Contents 5 1. Introduction 9 2. Contexts and State of Research 19 3. Theoretical Framework 41 4. Novel 53 5. Stage Plays 115 6. Film and Television 175 7. Conclusion: Fictional Home/Fronts in Contemporary Media 229 Works Cited 247

SynopsisAn analytical survey of contemporary war narratives in British Literature, Drama, Film, and Television., In recent years, the US-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq have had an impact on the UK rivalled only by Brexit and the global financial crisis. For people at home, the wars were ever-present in the media yet remained distant and difficult to apprehend. Janina Wierzoch offers an analytical survey of British contemporary war narratives in novels, drama, film, and television that seek to make sense of the experience. The study shows how the narratives, instead of reflecting on the UK s role as invader, portray war as invading the British home. Home loses its post-Cold War sense of permanent peace&la" and is recast as a home/front where war once again becomes part of what it means to be us&la"., In recent years, the US-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq have had an impact on the UK rivalled only by Brexit and the global financial crisis. For people at home, the wars were ever-present in the media yet remained distant and difficult to apprehend. Janina Wierzoch offers an analytical survey of British contemporary war narratives in novels, drama, film, and television that seek to make sense of the experience. The study shows how the narratives, instead of reflecting on the UK's role as invader, portray war as invading the British home. Home loses its post-Cold War sense of »permanent peace« and is recast as a home/front where war once again becomes part of what it means to be »us«.

LC Classification NumberMLCM 2023/41060 (P)