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020			_a9781107176645
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a616.85 _bT693
245			_aTrauma and literature _cedited by J. Roger Kurtz
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2018 _aCambridge
300			_axvi, 397p
440			_aCambridge critical concepts series
520			_aAs a concept, 'trauma' has attracted a great deal of interest in literary studies. A key term in psychoanalytic approaches to literary study, trauma theory represents a critical approach that enables new modes of reading and of listening. It is a leading concept of our time, applicable to individuals, cultures, and nations. This book traces how trauma theory has come to constitute a discrete but influential approach within literary criticism in recent decades. It offers an overview of the genesis and growth of literary trauma theory, recording the evolution of the concept of trauma in relation to literary studies. In twenty-one essays, covering the origins, development, and applications of trauma in literary studies, Trauma and Literature addresses the relevance and impact this concept has in the field
650			_aEnglish literature -- Trauma
700			_aKurtz, J. Roger [ed.]
942			_cBK
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