Memory and trauma in the First World War

master's thesis

• Title: Memory and trauma in the First World War : Robert Graves' Goodbye to All That and Richard Aldington's Death of a Hero
• Author: Krunoslav Lesar
• Mentor: Martina Domines Veliki (mentor)
• Committee member: Borislav Knežević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sven Cvek (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-19, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This master thesis seeks to showcase how the trauma of the Great War manifested itself among former British soldiers, based on two books written by authors who fought in the War. A brief overview of pre-war Britain and the War itself is provided to properly present the political and social context of the War. It is also important to show how the War is remembered both in the collective British consciousness, but also on an individual level, most often associated with PTSD. This individual remembrance is further contextualized by an overview of trauma studies and how they are linked with the literary genre of life-writing. Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington and Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves will be analysed by showcasing traumatic experiences and their significance in the context of World War One.

• Keywords: trauma; World War One; autobiography; life narrative; war; Britain
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:937365
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Literature and Culture; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-09-24 19:49:53