Women's writing of the First World War by Angela Smith

Women's writing of the First World War by Angela Smith

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Summary

From patriotic rhetoric to the gritty realism of the Front Line, this anthology juxtaposes women's writing of fact and fiction and aims to present a rounded picture of World War I as it was lived and fought by women across Britain.

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Women's writing of the First World War by Angela Smith

A fully-rounded anthology of women's writing from World War One containing the known and unknown biographers and fiction writers of the period.. Explores the impact of the war on ideology, gender, genre and society and is a perfect complimentary text to Trudi Tate's Women Men and the Great War.. Aims to re-read the First World War as a female experience by drawing on the public and private sources of a wide range of different women.. Uses diaries, letters, articles and essays many of which have not been published.. Invaluable source document for scholars in many disciplines.
Angela Smith is a Lecturer in English at the University of Plymouth
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ISBN 13 9780719050732
ISBN 10 0719050731
Title Women's writing of the First World War
Author Angela Smith
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2000-03-23
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.