Trauma: The New Critical Idiom

Author: Stef Craps

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  • : $15.00 NZD
  • : 9780415540421
  • : Taylor & Francis Group.
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  • : October 2019
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Description

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.