Fiction and ordinary heroes in the service of the nation
Notes:
Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Santa Barbara--2012, titled Fiction and ordinary heroes in the service of the nation : a cultural history of the French Resistance . Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface : "the French Resistance explained to my grandchild" -- Introduction : how stories make history -- A tale of the nation : historical considerations and early filmic depictions -- Muses in arms : poetry and novels to save the "real France" (1940-1944) -- Fictions in defiance : historical allegories or "putting ideas across" (1942-1951) -- Laughing the war out : comic (relief) in films and bandes dessinées -- Dissenting voices : debunking the myth of resistant France -- Out of the shadow : invisibility and resurfacing of women in films and novels -- Stopping the pendulum mid-swing : the resistance on television in the 2000s -- Conclusion : veneration, suspicion, admiration.
Summary:
"Explores the fine line between fiction and history and considers how France's cultural production has contributed to shaping the image of the 2French Resistance"-- Provided by publisher.
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