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Joint winner of The Women's History Network Book Prize, 2006
Boys in Khaki, Girls in Print
Women's Literary Responses to the Great War 1914-1918
Jane Potter
272 pages
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numerous halftones
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216x138mm
978-0-19-927986-9
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Hardback
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06 October 2005
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- A re-examination of First World War women's writing
- Considers books that, on the whole, have not been critically assessed before
- Illustrations, especially of rare dust-jackets, complement the textual analysis
- Develops publishing history issues, specifically those relating the interaction of publishing houses and the government propaganda machine
Modernist texts and writings of protest have until now received most of the critical attention of literary scholars of the First World War. Popular literature with its penchant for predictable storylines, melodramatic prose, and patriotic rhetoric has been much-maligned or at the very least ignored. Boys in Khaki, Girls in Print: Women's Literary Responses to the Great War redresses the balance. It turns the spotlight on the novels and memoirs of women writers - many of whom are now virtually forgotten - that appealed to a British reading public hungry for amusement, news, and
above all, encouragement in the face of uncertainty and grief. The writers of 1914-18 had powerful models for interpreting their war, as a consideration of texts from the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 shows. They were also bolstered by wartime publishing practices that reinforced the sense that their books, whether fiction or non-fiction, were not simply 'light' entertainment but a powerful agents of propaganda. Generously illustrated, Boys in Khaki, Girls in Print is a scholarly yet accessible illumination of a hitherto untapped resource of women's writing and is an important new contribution to the study of the literature of the Great War.Readership: Scholars interested in English Literature, History, Women's
Studies, Gender Studies, History of the Book/Publishing, and War Studies
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Jane Potter, Senior Lecturer in Publishing, Oxford Brookes University
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"Potter's book opens up intriguing avenues of enquiry." - Genevieve Brassard, MLR "Jane Potter's study makes a strong case for the historical study of 'seemingly inconsequential' literature. Her range of contemporary sources is impressive" - Julia Bush, Literature & History "Potter's book is a thoughtful study that expands our view of the period" - THES
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Introduction
1: Before the lamps went out: The social and literary background of the Great War
2: 'Is your best boy wearing khaki?': Publishing and propaganda
3: 'Putting things in their right places': The War in romance novels
4: 'I alone am left to tell the tale': Memoirs by women on active service
Appendix 1: Items on a Boer War theme in The Girl's Own Paper, The Girl's Realm, and The Lady's Realm, 1899-1902
Appendix 2: Publishers and the number of pamphlets or books published for Wellington House, 1914-18
Appendix 3: Biographies of main authors
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