<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper examines the way the Falklands War of 1982 was reflected in the creation of British playwrights. Officially, the war was seen as a heroic act, as another glorious page in the book of British history. But for many writers it contained nothing heroic; it was just noisy brandishing of weapons and useless loss of human lives.</p></abstract>

The paper examines the way the Falklands War of 1982 was reflected in the creation of British playwrights. Officially, the war was seen as a heroic act, as another glorious page in the book of British history. But for many writers it contained nothing heroic; it was just noisy brandishing of weapons and useless loss of human lives.

The Falklands War and the British Stage

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The paper examines the way the Falklands War of 1982 was reflected in the creation of British playwrights. Officially, the war was seen as a heroic act, as...

The Falklands War and the British Stage

Published Online: May 01, 2014

Page range: 112 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2014-0014

Keywords
Britain, Argentina, Falklands, Margaret Thatcher, Belgrano, British army, military life and mind, war drama, heroism, trauma

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Falklands War and the British Stage

Published Online: May 01, 2014

Page range: 112 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2014-0014

KeywordsBritain, Argentina, Falklands, Margaret Thatcher, Belgrano, British army, military life and mind, war drama, heroism, trauma

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Britain, Argentina, Falklands, Margaret Thatcher, Belgrano, British army, military life and mind, war drama, heroism, trauma