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Merchants of Hope

- British Middlebrow Writers and the First World War, 1919 1939

About Merchants of Hope

Examines fictional recreations of the First World War in the interwar years and the phenomenal success of one play, "Sheriff's Journey's End". This work challenges the notion of a 'modern' memory generated by the First World War by arguing that middlebrow texts formulated a set of images and ideas that eclipsed the wartime upheaval.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780854967063
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 210
  • Published:
  • August 3, 1993
  • Dimensions:
  • 224x148x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 434 g.
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Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of Merchants of Hope

Examines fictional recreations of the First World War in the interwar years and the phenomenal success of one play, "Sheriff's Journey's End". This work challenges the notion of a 'modern' memory generated by the First World War by arguing that middlebrow texts formulated a set of images and ideas that eclipsed the wartime upheaval.

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