{"product_id":"9781487564094-commemorative-acts","title":"Commemorative Acts","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench Theatre and the Memory of the Great War\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on memory studies and theatrical history, Commemorative Acts analyses a neglected body of plays staged in France after the Great War, between 1918 and 1937, to reveal their profound impact on collective memory and cultural identity.\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of the Great War, a remarkable wave of collective commemoration emerged, but the aesthetic diversity of this period has often been overshadowed by a singular focus on the combatant experience, primarily conveyed through fiction and memoir. This selective historical narrative has fostered a homogenized memory of the war, neglecting the rich array of cultural productions that also emerged alongside it. \u003cem\u003eCommemorative Acts\u003c\/em\u003e challenges these prevailing assumptions about the memory of the Great War and its literary expression in interwar France by spotlighting theatrical works that have largely been forgotten.\u003cbr\u003eThe book uncovers how the dominance of first-person accounts of soldiers’ experiences has subtly, yet powerfully, narrowed our understanding of what the memory of the Great War can encompass. It explores how drama, structurally at odds with the first-person perspective and defined by its simultaneous modes of expression and reception, has been lost to collective memory. By examining the unique capacity of the dramatic form to capture war trauma, \u003cem\u003eCommemorative Acts\u003c\/em\u003e offers insights that differ from those of other literary genres, highlighting the theatre’s potential to provide a more expansive and nuanced understanding of interwar memorial culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56892643279222,"sku":"9781487564094","price":45.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38986570_8b65dd9e-08fa-4a21-a61d-8cf0605048ab.jpg?v=1765988859","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781487564094-commemorative-acts","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}