Landscapes of War and Memory

The Two World Wars in Canadian Literature and the Arts, 1977-2007
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-77212-000-4
Verlag: University of Alberta Press

Buch, Englisch, 636 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 926 g

"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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grace, Sherrill

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Französische Literatur Postkoloniale Literaturen in Französisch, Französische Literatur außerhalb Europas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Postkoloniale Literaturen in Englisch, Englische Literatur außerhalb Europas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunst: Rezeption, Einflüsse und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements XIII
PART I
Landscapes of War/Landscapes of Memory
1 Landscapes of War 9
2 Landscapes of Memory 53
PART II
Remembering the Nation in the First World War
3 Novels 103
From The Wars to Three Day Road
4 Theatres of War 167
From Billy Bishop to Vimy
5 “Away to the War and Back Again” 209
Remembering Canada in Film and Auto/Biography
PART III
Intermission Between the Wars
6 Living in a Haunted World 249
PART IV
Testing the Nation in the Second World War
7 “Made in Canada” 293
The Second World War in the Pacific
8 The Promised Land 349
Canada or Kanada?
9 Canada and the Aftermath of the “Good” War 391
PART V
A Peaceable Kingdom in the Twenty-First Century
10 Remembering War; Finding Peace? 449
Some Conclusions
Notes 477
Bibliography 523
Permissions 561
Index 565

Über Autor(innen)

Grace, Sherrill
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.