John Clare's Poetry "I Am" as Trauma Narrative

by Karla Keffer

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: A, The University of Southern Mississippi, language: English, abstract: In this paper, I expand upon Cathy Caruth's theories of "trauma narratives" to examine how Clare's poetry is an expression of survival. By joining trauma narrative with poetry, Clare carves out a niche for himself that transcends the boundaries of his poverty-stricken birth and his subsequent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3668670897
• ISBN13: 9783668670891
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 20 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"