Humour in British First World War Literature

1. Introduction: '[A]s in most war fiction, humour predominates'.- 2. Humour and Britishness During the Great War: 'If a man brings us a joke, we require to be satisfied of its durability'.- 3. The Domestication of Death: 'There are lots of jokes'.- 4. Class and Social Structure: 'It is not taken seriously'.- 5. War and the Depiction of Gender: 'Let us hope for the best and assume that he is dead'.- 6. The War and the Domestic Sphere: 'That perpetual sense of the ridiculous'.- 7. Parody and Pop Culture in Trench Newspapers: 'Let's whistle ragtime ditties while we're bashing out Hun brains'.- 8. Short Fiction and Service-Author Heroes: 'You can't expect glory and accuracy for a half-penny'.- 9. Conclusion.

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British and Irish Literature;Literature and Class;Short Story;World War I;Great Britain;humour;minor literature;periodicals;affect theory;trauma;emotions;limericks;nonsense rhymes;gender roles;cartoons;trench newspapers