A War Culture in Action : A Study of the Literature of the Crimean War Period

Dereli has worked as a lecturer in higher education in the UK and abroad for some 25 years. This text is based on a thesis completed for her Ph.D. at Lancaster U. Dereli explores the interpretation of events conveyed to the public about the Crimean War in the newspaper reports of 1854-1855, to provide the context for a reading of the literature of the war period. Coverage includes analysis of works by Dickens, Trollope, Gaskell, Tennyson, and Kingsley; the roles of women during the war; media images of Florence Nightingale; war poetry by women writers; and the culture of war. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)