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The nature of trauma in American novels

Balaev, Michelle.

The nature of trauma in American novels [electronic resource] / Michelle Balaev. - Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Trauma theory and its discontents: the potentials of pluralism -- The role of place in remembering: Lan Cao's Monkey bridge -- The traumatized protagonist and mythic landscapes: Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Wilderness, loss, and cultural contexts in Edward Abbey's Black sun -- Neocolonialism and polluted places in Robert Barclay's Melal.

9780810166059


Landscapes in literature.
Memory in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
American fiction--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PS374.P69 / B35 2012

813/.5409353