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The Short Story of the First World War

Ann-Marie Einhaus*

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    Abstract

    This chapter outlines the contribution made by short fiction to the representation and memory of the First World War. Drawing on short stories published between 1914 and the war’s centenary years, this chapter argues that short fiction can reveal as much about the multifaceted global experience of war as about the war’s shifting place in contemporary cultural memory. The short story of and about the First World War is explored both as an archive of experience and a mediator of memory.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHandbook of British Literature and Culture of the First World War
    EditorsRalf Schneider, Jane Potter
    Place of PublicationBerlin ; Boston
    PublisherDe Gruyter
    Chapter4
    Pages103-115
    Number of pages13
    ISBN (Electronic)9783110422467
    ISBN (Print)9783110426670
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2021

    Publication series

    NameHandbooks of English and American studies
    PublisherDe Gruyter
    Volume8

    Keywords

    • Anthologies
    • Global war
    • Memory
    • Publishing
    • Short fiction

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