Descripción
Trauma and its aftermath pose acute problems for historical representation and understanding. In Writing History, Writing Trauma, Dominick LaCapra critically analyzes attempts by theorists and literary critics to come to terms with trauma and with the crucial role post-traumatic testimonies--notably Holocaust testimonies--assume in thought and in writing. These attempts are addressed in a series of six interlocking essays that adapt psychoanalytic concepts to historical analysis, while employing sociocultural and political critique to elucidate trauma and its aftereffects in culture and in people. This updated edition includes a substantive new preface that reconsiders some of the issues raised in the book.
Author: Dominick LaCapra
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 08/07/2014
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.76h x 5.42w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781421414003
ISBN10: 1421414007
BISAC Categories:
- History | Historiography
- History | Modern | 20th Century | Holocaust
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
About the Author
Dominick LaCapra is the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies emeritus at Cornell University. His books include History and Its Limits: Human, Animal, Violence and History, Literature, Critical Theory.