War and the Mind
Subtitle: Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End, Modernism, and Psychology
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780748694266
Subjects: Ford, ford madox, 1873-1939; English literature, history and criticism, 19th century
Description: This is the first full length critical study of Parade's End to focus on the psychological effects of World War I. These 10 essays focus on the psychological effects of the war, both upon Ford himself and upon his novel: its characters, its themes, and its form. The chapters explore: Ford's analysis of war trauma, trauma theory, shell shock, memory and repression, insomnia, empathy, therapy, literary Impressionism, and literary style.