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Revisiting the Myth of Dunkirk: Lissa Evans's Their Finest Hour and a Half
2021
Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
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.
doi:10.4467/20843933st.21.006.13650
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