Abstract
The wartime writings of May Sinclair raise important questions about the literary representation of World War One. Sinclair's protagonists are fascinated by a "vortex" of energy they sense as both dangerous and exhilarating, and her narratives simultaneously relish and disavow this fantasmatic investment. Sinclair's writing offers a still relevant lesson about the entanglement of sexual fantasy and collective violence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-35 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Modern Literature |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 01 Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- World War One
- May Sinclair
- women's writing
- modernism
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Luke Thurston
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of English and Creative Writing - Senior Lecturer in Modern Literature
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