War, Espionage, and Masculinity in British Fiction

by Susan L Austin

Book Overview

'War, Espionage, and Masculinity in British Fiction' explores the masculinities represented in British works spanning more than a century. Studies of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Light That Failed' (1891) and Erskine Childer's 'The Riddle of the Sands' (1903) investigate masculinities from before World War I, at the height of the British Empire. A discussion of R.C. Sherriff's play 'Journey's End' takes readers to the battlefields of World War I, where...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648897274
• ISBN13: 9781648897276
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Vernon Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"