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Revisiting the Myth of Dunkirk: Lissa Evans’s Their Finest Hour and a Half

Data publikacji: 09.08.2021

Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2021, Volume 16, Issue 2, s. 61-73

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843933ST.21.006.13650

Autorzy

Alicja Lasak
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-2044 Orcid
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Tytuły

Revisiting the Myth of Dunkirk: Lissa Evans’s Their Finest Hour and a Half

Abstrakt

The aim of the paper is to explore how the myth of Dunkirk is depicted in one of contemporary British historical novels, Lissa Evans’s Their Finest Hour and a Half (2009). With reference to relevant examples from the novel, it is asked if the myth is cultivated or debunked. The article poses the question whether the novel evokes nostalgia for national unity, conveys a hopeful message about more equal opportunities for women than before the war, or reassesses history in a tragicomic manner. Three aspects addressed in Their Finest Hour and a Half are taken into consideration, namely, first, women’s role in myth-making; second, soldiers’ attitude towards uplifting myths surrounding the evacuation of Dunkirk; third, the impact of propaganda films on those living in the 1940s and facing the harsh reality of the war.

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Informacje

Informacje: Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2021, Volume 16, Issue 2, s. 61-73

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

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Revisiting the Myth of Dunkirk: Lissa Evans’s Their Finest Hour and a Half

Polski: Rekonstrukcja mitu Dunkierki w powieści Lissy Evans Their Finest Hour and a Half

Autorzy

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-2044

Alicja Lasak
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-2044 Orcid
Wszystkie publikacje autora →

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków

Publikacja: 09.08.2021

Status artykułu: Otwarte __T_UNLOCK

Licencja: CC BY-NC-ND  ikona licencji

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