Trauma in Contemporary Literature Francis X. McKelvey giving you the tools for

giving you the tools for truly enriching your teaching experience

cut across the grain

Candida Royalle

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Trauma in Contemporary Literature Francis X. McKelvey giving you the tools forTrauma in Contemporary Literature &ltanalyzes contemporary narrative texts in English in the light of trauma theory, including essays by scholars of different countries who approach trauma from a variety of perspectives. The book analyzes and applies the most relevant concepts and themes discussed in trauma theory, such as the relationship between individual and collective trauma, historical trauma, absence vs. loss, the roles of perpetrator and