Women's Autobiography War and Trauma
Description
Examining a range of twentieth century writers, including Vera Brittain, Anne Frank and Eva Hoffman, this study focuses on how recent theories of trauma can elucidate the narrative strategies employed in their autobiographical writing. The historical circumstances of each author are also considered. The result is a book which provides a vivid sense of how women writers have attempted to encompass key events of the twentieth century, particularly the First World War and the Holocaust, within their life stories.
Keywords
Social ScienceGender StudiesLiterary CriticismEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshModern20th CenturyFictionWomen's Studies
2003Book
Author(s)Victoria Stewart
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403903068
LanguageEnglish
