Trauma

ebook ∣ The New Critical Idiom

By Lucy Bond

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Format

ebook

ISBN

9780415540414

Series

The New Critical Idiom

Author

Lucy Bond

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Release

06 November 2019

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History Literary Criticism Sociology Nonfiction

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Trauma has become a catchword of our time and a central category in contemporary theory and criticism. In this illuminating and accessible volume, Lucy Bond and Stef Craps:

  • provide an account of the history of the concept of trauma from the late nineteenth century to the present day

  • examine debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts

  • trace the origins and growth of literary trauma theory

  • introduce the reader to key thinkers in the field

  • explore important issues and tensions in the study of trauma as a cultural phenomenon

  • outline and assess recent critiques and revisions of cultural trauma research

    • Trauma is an essential guide to a rich and vibrant area of literary and cultural inquiry.

    Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9780415540414

    Series

    The New Critical Idiom

    Author

    Lucy Bond

    Publisher

    Taylor & Francis

    Release

    06 November 2019

    Share

    Subjects

    History Literary Criticism Sociology Nonfiction
    Trauma