Poetic prosthetics : trauma and language in contemporary veteran writing / Ron Ben-Tovim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben-Tovim, Ron, author.

Series:

Advances in critical military studies.

Advances in critical military studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War poetry, American--21st century--History and criticism.

War poetry, American.

War poetry, English--21st century--History and criticism.

War poetry, English.

Psychic trauma in literature.

War in literature.

War--Comic books, strips, etc.

War.

Psychic trauma--Comic books, strips, etc.

Psychic trauma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Summary:

'Poetic Prosthetics' provides an analytical tool for reading war and trauma literature, focusing on contemporary British and American soldier writing, published online in various forums by the soldiers themselves since the onset of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in some cases, recent writings of veterans of the Falkland War.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Introduction: Limping Back to Life after War

CHAPTER 1 Index, Ghost, Dream

CHAPTER 2 Reality, Disillusionment, Play

CHAPTER 3 War Life, Life as War

CHAPTER 4 Prosthetic Irony – The Ghost in the Machine

CHAPTER 5 The Prosthesis and Burial, Or Caring for the Dead

CHAPTER 6 Body and Metaphor

Conclusion: Leaving the Island

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 4, 2023).

ISBN:

1-4744-9852-3

1-4744-9851-5

OCLC:

1352452770