Handbook of British Literature and Culture of the First World War (Handbooks of English and American Studies, 8) - Hardcover

The First World War has given rise to a multifaceted cultural production like no other historical event. The volume surveys British literature and film about that war from 1914 until today. Some chapters chart the major genres of war writing, while others present close readings of important contributions to the literary and filmic representation of the Great War in Great Britain, highlighting the interdependence of experience, writing and memory.

Ralf Schneider, Bielefeld University, Germany; Jane Potter, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom.