Reliving the Trenches - Memory Plays by Veterans of the Great War

First publication for two of the three plays in this book

First anthology of plays written by soldiers about their experience in First World War

Shows how memoir can be told in dramatic genre, plays should be appreciated as autobiographical

Appeal for scholars in theatre research, war literature, life writing

Armchair war enthusiasts will appreciate the rich detail of daily life in the trenches

List of contents

Table of Contents

1. Critical and Historical Introduction

2. Editorial Principles

3. Introduction to The P.B.I.


5. The P. B. I., or, Mademoiselle of Bully Grenay by H. B. Scudamore, H.W. Downie W.L. McGeary and H.R. Dillon

6. Introduction to Glory Hole

7. Glory Hole: A Play of 1914-18 by William Stabler Atkinson

8. Introduction to Dawn In Heaven

9. Dawn In Heaven by Simon Jauvoish

Appendix One: The P.B.I. Program

Appendix Two: War Service of The P.B.I. Authors and Cast

Appendix Three: "A Canadian Volunteer's Last Prayer," a poem by Simon Jauvoish

Works Cited

About the author

Alan Filewod was formerly Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, where he specialized in Canadian drama and political theatre A former editor of Canadian Theatre Review, he has served as president of the Canadian Association for Theatre Studies, and the Association for Canadian and Quebecois Literatures.

Summary

Presents in print for the first time three plays written by soldiers who served in the Great War with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium. With a critical introduction that references the authors’ service files to establish the plays as memoirs, these plays are an important addition to Canadian literature of the Great War.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Filewod
• Assisted by: Alan Filewod (Editor)
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781771125024
• ISBN: 978-1-77112-502-4
• No. of pages: 431
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 236 mm x 46 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous