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Edith Cavell and her Legend


Edith Cavell and her Legend



von: Christine E. Hallett

58,84 €

Verlag: Palgrave Pivot
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 23.11.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781137543714
Sprache: englisch

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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.   
Chapter One: Introduction: Faces of Edith Cavell.- Chapter Two: Edith Cavell: Her Life and Her Death.- Chapter Three: Interleaving Stories.- Chapter Four: Legend.- Chapter Five: Conclusion.
<div>Christine E Hallett is Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield, UK.&nbsp; She is Chair of the UK Association for the History of Nursing, and President of the European Association for the History of Nursing.&nbsp; Her most recent work has focussed on the practice of nurses during the First World War, and she has published four monographs, including&nbsp;<i>Nurse Writers of the Great War</i> (2016).&nbsp; &nbsp;<br></div>
<div>This book examines the myriad identities and portrayals of Edith Cavell, as they have been constructed and handed down by propagandists, biographers and artists.&nbsp; Cavell was first introduced to the British public through a series of Foreign Office statements which claimed to establish the “facts” of her case.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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.<br></div>
Addresses the ways in which successive generations have attempted to understand the life, work and execution of civilian nurse, Edith Cavell Challenges existing propagandist representations depicting Cavell as either a heroine or a martyr Offers an overarching perspective on the ways in which Cavell has been mythologised in popular culture and memory

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