Andrew Smith
Gothic Fiction and the Writing of Trauma, 1914-1934: The Ghosts of World War One
Gothic Fiction and the Writing of Trauma, 1914-1934: The Ghosts of World War One
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The book explores how ghost-soldiers in literature between 1914-1934 represent trauma and attempt to make sense of it, drawing on Gothic tradition and literary and non-literary texts.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2024
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
This book explores how the depiction of the ghost-soldier in literature between 1914 and 1934 serves as a reflection of trauma and an attempt to comprehend it. Andrew Smith delves into short stories, novels, poems, and memoirs that utilize ghosts to convey feelings of loss, drawing parallels with shell-shock narratives that portray the damaged soldier as psychologically absent and akin to a specter. The author contends that literary and non-literary texts frequently employ a form of the uncanny, reminiscent of the Gothic tradition, as a means of exploring grief. To substantiate this assertion, the author draws upon works by renowned authors such as M. R. James, E. F. Benson, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Dennis Wheatley, as well as lesser-known contributions to The Strand and other periodicals like The Occult Review.
Weight: 356g
Dimension: 155 x 233 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474443449
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