Popular fiction in World War One

An argument for a more nuanced assessment of the popular literature consumed by the wider public during the First World War.

Dr Jane Potter, Senior Lecturer in Publishing at Oxford Brookes University, looks beyond the War Poets at the important role that books, publishers and the book trade played.

Date Published: 10 December 2012

Source:

University of Oxford Podcasts

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http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/WW1_talks/2012-11-23_ww1_jane.mp4

Contributors: Jane Potter

In Collection(s): Contexts

Keywords: #greatwriters, war, poetry, Fiction

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