Landscapes of war and memory : the two World Wars in Canadian literature and the arts, 1977-2007
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Landscapes of war and memory : the two World Wars in Canadian literature and the arts, 1977-2007
University of Alberta Press, 2014
1st ed
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Bibliography: p. 523-560
Includes index
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"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.
Table of Contents
- 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
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