Trauma, primitivism, and the First World War : the making of Frank Prewett / Joy Porter.

"This book examines the extraordinary life of Frank "Toronto" Prewett and the history of trauma, literary expression, and the power of self-representation after WWI. Joy Porter sheds new light on how the First World War affected the Canadian poet, and how war-induced trauma or "shell-shock" caused h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porter, Joy, 1967- (Author)
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Subjects:
Prewett, Frank, > 1893-1962 > Psychology.
Prewett, Frank, > 1893-1962 > Friends and associates.
Prewett, Frank, > 1893-1962.
Poets, Canadian > 20th century > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Literature and the war.
Soldiers > Great Britain > Biography.
War neuroses > Patients > Great Britain > Biography.
Poètes canadiens > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Névroses de guerre > Patients > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Friendship.
Poets, Canadian.
Psychology.
Soldiers.
War and literature.
Great Britain.
1900-1999
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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