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Contemporary Approaches in Literary Trauma Theory - by M Balaev (Hardcover)

Contemporary Approaches in Literary Trauma Theory - by  M Balaev (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Contemporary Approaches in Literary Trauma Theory showcases some of the leading scholars in literary criticism who take trauma studies in a new direction by broadening the theoretical foundations and future directions of the field through innovative analyses of trauma in literature and culture. Trauma causes a disruption, but the values attached to this experience are influenced by a variety of individual and cultural factors that change over time. Trauma may at times forever silence one, yet trauma can equally at times reorient consciousness in an adaptive fashion that eschews pathology. This collection of essays argues that trauma in literature must be read through a theoretical pluralism that allows for an understanding of trauma's variable representations that include yet move beyond the concept of trauma as pathological and unspeakable"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This edited collection argues that trauma in literature must be read through a theoretical pluralism that allows for an understanding of trauma's variable representations that include yet move beyond the concept of trauma as pathological and unspeakable.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Paul Arthur, University of Western Sydney, Australia Greg Forter, University of South Carolina, USA Herman Rapaport, Wake Forest University, USA Barry Stampfl, San Diego State University, USA Laurie Vickroy, Bradley University, USA Irene Visser, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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