War is traditionally considered a male experience. By extension,
the genre of war literature is a male-dominated field, and
the tale of the battlefield remains the privileged (and only
canonised) war story. In Australia, although women have
written extensively about their wartime experiences, their
voices have been distinctively silenced. Shooting Blanks at
the Anzac Legend calls for a re-definition of war literature
to include the numerous voices of women writers, and further
recommends a re-reading of Australian national literatures,
with women's war writing foregrounded, to break the hold of a
male-dominated literary tradition and pass on a vital, but
unexplored, women's tradition. Shooting Blanks at the
Anzac Legend examines the rich body of World Wars I and II
and Vietnam War literature by Australian women, providing the
critical attention and treatment that they deserve. Donna
Coates records the reaction of Australian women writers to
these conflicts, illuminating the complex role of gender in
the interpretation of war and in the cultural history of
twentieth-century Australia. By visiting an astonishing
number of unfamiliar, non-canonical texts, Shooting Blanks at
the Anzac Legend profoundly alters our understanding of
how Australian women writers have interpreted war, especially
in a nation where the experience of colonising a frontier has
spawned enduring myths of identity and statehood.
General
Imprint: |
Sydney University Press
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Series: |
Sydney Studies in Australian Literature |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Donna Coates
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Dimensions: |
250 x 176mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
370 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-74332-924-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-74332-924-5 |
Barcode: |
9781743329245 |
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