Gothic Fiction and the Writing of Trauma 1914 1934 The Ghosts of World War One
by [Smith, Andrew]
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This book examines how the representation of the ghost-soldier in literature published between1914-1934, both marks the presence of trauma and attempts to make sense of it. Andrew Smith examines short stories, novels, poems and memoirs that employ ghosts to reflect upon feelings of loss, paralleling the literary context with accounts of shell-shock which construe the damaged soldier as psychologically missing and therefore spectre-like.
The author argues that literary and non-literary texts repeatedly deploy a form of the uncanny, familiar from a Gothic tradition, as a way of reflecting upon grief. In support of this claim, he draws on fiction by well-known authors such as M. R. James, E. F. Benson, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Dennis Wheatley, alongside largely forgotten contributions to The Strand and other periodical publications such as The Occult Review.
Product Details
- Edinburgh University Pres Brand
- Jul 21, 2022 Pub Date:
- 9781474443432 ISBN-13:
- 1474443435 ISBN-10:
- 232.0 pages Hardcover
- English Language
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- 1 lb Weight:
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