Narrar la guerra desde la ventana: Mildred Aldrich y la batalla del Marne
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Literatura de la Primera Guerra Mundial, Mildred Aldrich, Batalla del MarneResumen
La escritora norteamericana Mildred Aldrich fue una de las primeras autoras en publicar una experiencia autobiográfica, A Hilltop on the Marne, sobre la Primera Guerra Mundial. Este artículo estudia esa obra, formada por un conjunto de cartas enviadas por Aldrich en el verano de 1914, y analiza las dificultades a las que se enfrentó la autora para describir el conflicto desde la posición privilegiada en la que se encontraba su casa, a pocos kilómetros de la batalla del Marne. Con especial atención al estudio del espacio rural en el que se encuentra la casa y al del espacio urbano de la ciudad de París, se exploran los efectos que el estallido de la guerra provocó en la cotidianeidad de la población francesa y las emociones vividas por la propia autora.
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Winter, J., 2000. Shell-Shock and the Cultural History of the Great War. Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 35, nº 1, pp. 7–11.
