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Edith Cavell and her Legend (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Edith Cavell and her Legend (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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This book examines the myriad identities and portrayals of Edith
Cavell, as they have been constructed and handed down by
propagandists, biographers and artists. Cavell was first introduced
to the British public through a series of Foreign Office statements
which claimed to establish the "facts" of her case. Her own voice,
along with those of her family, colleagues and friends, were muted,
as a monolithic image of a national heroine and martyr emerged. The
book identifies two main areas of tension in her commemoration:
firstly, the contrast between complexity of her own behaviour and
motivations and the simplicity of the "Cavell Legend" that was
constructed around her; and, secondly, the mismatch between the
attempts of individuals and professional organisations to
commemorate her life and work, and the public construction of a
"heroine" who could be of value to the nation state.
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