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Heroism in the abstract: a novel and critical analysis of the research
thesis
posted on 2016-06-17, 15:23 authored by Karen EtteThis PhD thesis comprises a section of my novel, Heroism in the Abstract and a
concomitant critical analysis of the research carried out in its creation and
development.
The critical analysis investigates, in the light of evidence-based research,
why it might be that the second Battle of Loos (or Battle of the Hohenzollern
Redoubt) has not been represented in previous works of fiction, being eclipsed by
the later conflicts of the Somme and Passchendaele. There is also enquiry as to the
reasons for the absence of Leicestershire and in particular the Leicestershire
Regiment, from fiction set during the Great War.
This critical reflection further considers the use of realism in writing about
war, weighs some of the myths, legends and clichés associated with the Great War
against historical fact and concludes with an examination of the writer’s ethical
responsibilities when writing about ‘real people’. [Continues.]
History
School
- The Arts, English and Drama
Department
- English and Drama
Publisher
© Karen EttePublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2016Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en