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Zusatztext Trauma, Primitivism and the First World War is an engrossing read ... It offers a rare insight into the long reach of trauma and presents the story of a complicated figure through a lens that pairs decidedly contemporary anecdotes with detailed evidence. Informationen zum Autor Joy Porter is Professor of Indigenous History at the University of Hull, UK and Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, 2019-2022. Joy Porter is senior lecturer & associate dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at The University of Swansea, Wales, UK. Vorwort This book brings into focus life of Canadian poet Frank Prewett and examines the impact World War II had on him and examines the wider themes of class, gender and Native American history. It also investigates his influence of, and acceptance by, some of the most significant literary figures of the time, including Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves. Zusammenfassung 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 figures of the time, including Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves.In doing so, Porter skillfully connects a number of historiographies that usually exist in isolation from one another and rarely meet. By bringing together a history of the WWI era, early twentieth century history, Native American history, the history of literature, and the history of class Porter expertly crafts a valuable contribution to the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Being Frank Prewett Chapter 2: The Complicated Experience of Combat in the First World War Chapter 3: “Shell-Shock” Chapter 4: Primitivism, “Toronto” Prewett & Dr William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864-1922)Chapter 5: Adopting the “Toronto” Personality at Lennel & Meeting Siegfried Sassoon Chapter 6: Prewett’s Friendship with Robert Graves & Trauma PoetryChapter 7: An “Iroquois” at Oxford and Garsington Chapter 8: Repatriated to Suburbanizing Canada: November 1919- January 1921Chapter 9: “Mad in the Peace”: Farming & Trauma Poetry Chapter 10: Prewett Responds to Changes in the LandChapter 11: Conclusion: Protest Memory and Soft Primitivism...
