Dr. Prasenjit Das Dept. of English, K.K.Handique State Open University [email protected] Abstract Septimus Warren Smith in Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs Dalloway committed suicide by jumping down from the window. He was mentally and emotionally devastated by the experiences in World War I. Through a character like Septimus, Woolf, back in 1922, was not only providing […]
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Hamnet and Narrative Hygiene: Retelling a Life
Anindita Kar Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Bapujee College ([email protected]) Abstract This paper examines the trauma left behind by the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet as explored in the recently published book Hamnet by Maggie O’ Farrell. Because of the timing of its publication, March 2020, readers can relate to the book, and empathise with […]
Trauma of the Displaced in Herta Muller’s The Passport and Temsula Ao’s These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone
Dr. Chitra.V. S Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Mahatma Gandhi College (University of Kerala) ([email protected]) Abstract Literature offers a fertile soil for depicting the feelings of displacementgenerating psychological aberrations of trauma. Inthis sense, the term trauma of displacement offers a new perspective. Undoubtedly, the imprints of trauma in the displaced is irrevocable and creates a […]
Reading Home as a Space of Trauma in Trezza Azzopardi’s The Hiding Place
Bonjyotshna Saikia Research Scholar, Department of English, Tezpur University ([email protected]) Abstract Trezza Azzopardi’s The Hiding Place (2000) is a novel about traumatic childhood experiences in the familial context, within the home. The concept of “trauma” in this paper encompasses an individual’s suffering, and in doing so, the paper attempts to read the nuances of traumatic […]