Date of Award
8-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, English and Literary Arts
First Advisor
Billy J. Stratton
Keywords
Literature, War literature, Cognitive literary studies
Abstract
This project seeks to identify methods authors have used to integrate their traumatic experiences. My work will analyze the genre of War Literature and specific authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and Kurt Vonnegut to explore the way writers describe the trauma of combat. Using insights from neuroscience and psychology, I will expand the field of Cognitive Literary Studies from a focus on the reader to a focus on the writer by linking neurological functions with narrative tools.
Copyright Date
8-2023
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Daniel A. Castle
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
331 pgs
File Size
1.5 MB
Recommended Citation
Castle, Daniel A., "The Words. Or Holes. Or Both: Writing as an Integrative Methodology for Trauma" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2270.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2270
Discipline
Literature