The poetics of otherness : war, trauma, and literature /

This book examines issues of history in literature and culture, beginning with issues of public and private, then proceeding to a sense of cultural exchange in travel, a consideration of history in historiography and literature, representations of Natives in the First World War, an analysis of educa...

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Main Author: Hart, Jonathan Locke, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:This book examines issues of history in literature and culture, beginning with issues of public and private, then proceeding to a sense of cultural exchange in travel, a consideration of history in historiography and literature, representations of Natives in the First World War, an analysis of education, particularly in the 1960s, an examination of canon formation during the 1980s, and a discussion of how theoretical readings of literature can provide another dimension in interpretation.
Physical Description:xv, 263 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137482631 (hardcover)
113748263X (hardcover)