The violent pacifist: ethics and disorder in Sarah Waters' The Paying Guests
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Article Title | The violent pacifist: ethics and disorder in Sarah Waters' The Paying Guests |
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ERA Journal ID | 11821 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gildersleeve, Jessica (Author) and Sulway, Nike (Author) |
Journal Title | English |
Journal Citation | 68 (260), pp. 67-88 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0013-8215 |
1756-1124 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/english/efy057 |
Web Address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/english/article/68/260/67/5320317 |
Abstract | Sarah Waters’ The Paying Guests (2014) deals with the aftermath of the First World War and with the tumultuous social changes and cultural trauma experienced in its wake. However, its gradual slippage from the drama of global warfare to the shabbiness of domestic crime marks a broader observation about the failure of both the war and the law to deliver justice. In this post-war environment there is no longer any certainty about morality, guilt, or responsibility. ‘Being good’ and ‘doing good’, Waters’ novel shows, are no longer as synonymous as they might once have appeared. |
Keywords | First World War; social changes; cultural trauma |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470504. British and Irish literature |
470514. Literary theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q527x/the-violent-pacifist-ethics-and-disorder-in-sarah-waters-the-paying-guests
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