Trauma, Primitivism and the First World War: The Making of Frank Prewett

by Joy Porter

Book Overview

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 him to pretend to be an indigenous North American. Porter investigates his influence of, and acceptance by, some of the most significant literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350199974
• ISBN13: 9781350199972
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"