War images and image makers in the Victorian era : aspects of British visual and written portrayal of war and defence c.1866-1906
The thesis considers aspects of British perceptions, images and attitudes towards war and defence, and certain key persons who presented them to the public, approximately from 1866 to 1906. It is concerned primarily with leading civilian artists and writers on war and defence, and with the message and images presented by the press, books and pictures, on land warfare more than naval warfare. It considers first the visual images of war in the press and painting, and the press special war artists and the studio battle-painters. It then considers war correspondents and the work and message of two leading correspondents, Archibald Forbes and George Warrington Steevens. It then considers aspects of the warportrayal and message of the fiction of future war. Conclusions drawn include the essential unity of the presented image of war and defence, such that the varied media and communicators mutually reinforced their message. The image was shaped by predetermined selectivity by an ideological cluster of patriotism, imperialism, social darwinism, bellicism and martial values. These so dominated perceptions that the presentations of those with and without battle experience hardly differed. The presentations were purposive
Stearn, Roger Thomas
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War images and image makers in the Victorian era : aspects of British visual and written portrayal of war and defence c.1866-1906. The thesis considers aspects of British perceptions, images and attitudes towards war and defence, and certain key persons who presented them to the public, approximately from 1866 to 1906. It is concerned primarily with leading civilian artists and writers on war and defence, and with the message and images presented by the press, books and pictures, on land warfare more than naval warfare. It considers first the visual images of war in the press and painting, and the press special war artists and the studio battle-painters. It then considers war correspondents and the work and message of two leading correspondents, Archibald Forbes and George Warrington Steevens. It then considers aspects of the warportrayal and message of the fiction of future war. Conclusions drawn include the essential unity of the presented image of war and defence, such that the varied media and communicators mutually reinforced their message. The image was shaped by predetermined selectivity by an ideological cluster of patriotism, imperialism, social darwinism, bellicism and martial values. These so dominated perceptions that the presentations of those with and without battle experience hardly differed. The presentations were purposive
war image image maker victorian_era aspect british visual write portrayal war defence considers aspect british_perception image attitudes_towards war defence certain_key person present public concern_primarily lead civilian artist writer war defence message image present press book picture land warfare naval warfare considers first visual image war press painting press special war artist battle considers war correspondent work message leading correspondent george considers aspects message fiction future war conclusions draw include essential unity present image war defence varied medium communicator mutually reinforce message image shape selectivity ideological cluster patriotism imperialism social darwinism martial value dominate perception presentation without battle experience hardly differ presentation purposive