Heroic Failure and the British
Stephanie Barczewski • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300186819
Heroic Failure and the British
Stephanie Barczewski • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300186819 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300186819 · 2016
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Stephanie Barczewski examines the cultural phenomenon of the 'heroic failure' within the British national identity. Through detailed analysis of historical events such as the Charge of the Light Brigade and the ill-fated Scott expedition, the text explores how defeat was transformed into a narrative of moral victory and national character. This scholarly investigation reveals how these narratives shaped public perception and imperial ideology throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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