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Title THE VARIETY WITHIN: COMPETING VISIONS AND VERSIONS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN SELECTED AMERICAN FICTION

Author(s) SHEEZA ASHRAF

Abstract This study intends to explore the divide and fissures present in the American Revolutionary war portrayed through the perspectives of two opposing groups: Loyalists and Patriots. For the portrayal of these differing perspectives on the American Revolution, two works of fiction have been selected, namely, Oliver Wiswell (1940) by Kenneth Roberts and The Glorious Cause (2002) by Jeff Shaara. The study attempts to understand the two perspectives via the concepts of modernity and alternative modernity in the context of the American Revolution. Bill Ashcroft’s concept of “multiple modernities” outlined in his essay, Postcolonial Modernities, (2014) forms the backbone of the study while Eric Hobsbawm’s ideas on the emergence of nations and inventions of tradition (The Invention of Tradition 2012) help frame the American Revolution in a new light. The study investigates the divided ideological scenario that the American nation faces during the revolutionary war and demonstrates how modernity facilitates and transforms American identity and consciousness.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2022-01-20

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