Trauma and survival in contemporary fiction /
Vickroy, Laurie,1954-
Charlottesville, Va. ; London : University of Virginia Press,
2002.
Trauma is a compelling and evocative topic in the contemporary world and as reflected in its literature. In unraveling trauma's effects, the texts studied in this volume reveal the intricacies of power and the relationship between society's demands and the individual's psychological well-being.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-255) and index.
Representing trauma : issues, contexts, narrative tools -- Subjugation, nurturance, and legacies of trauma -- The traumatized child as outcast in Duras and Morrison -- "A Loved Version of Your Life" : healing and the provisional self -- Remembering history through the body.
Trauma is a compelling and evocative topic in the contemporary world and as reflected in its literature. In unraveling trauma's effects, the texts studied in this volume reveal the intricacies of power and the relationship between society's demands and the individual's psychological well-being.
Duras, Marguerite
American fiction
Women and literature
Women and literature
Psychological fiction
African American women in literature.
West Indian Americans in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Abused women in literature.