Enchantment and Disenchantment in Erskine Childers’ The Riddle of the Sands
(2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2013, March). Enchantment and Disenchantment in Erskine Childers’ The Riddle of the Sands. Paper presented at Approaching War: Europe, Newcastle University
Erskine Childers’ The Riddle of the Sands (1903) negotiates early twentieth century fears of war in fiction. The danger derives from the potential to traverse and shift national boundaries, particularly by naval warfare. The novel was written as a... Read More about Enchantment and Disenchantment in Erskine Childers’ The Riddle of the Sands.