Shattered Subjects: Trauma and Testimony in Women's Life-Writing by S. Henke (En

Description: Shattered Subjects by S. Henke Judith Herman has noted that the most common post-traumatic disorders are those not of men in war but of women in civilian life. How have women survived, both individually and collectively, in the face of unimaginable trauma? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Judith Herman has noted that the most common post-traumatic disorders are those not of men in war but of women in civilian life. How have women survived, both individually and collectively, in the face of unimaginable trauma? In this important new book, Suzette A. Henke finds evidence that women often use writing in order to heal the wounds of psychological trauma. The literary testimonies of Colette, Hilda Doolittle, AnaIs Nin, Janet Frame, Audre Lorde, and Sylvia Fraser provide startling evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder precipitated by rape, incest, childhood sexual abuse, grief, unwanted pregnancy, pregnancy-loss, or severe illness. Their writings are used as a means for survival and healing. Henke analyzes traumatic narrative as the focal point of a large body of autobiographical practice representing the genre of narrative recovery. Shattered Subjects suggests that the powerful medium of written autobiographical testimony may allow the resolution or reconfiguration of the most emotionally distressing experiences. Author Biography SUZETTE A. HENKE is Thruston B. Morton Professor of Literary Studies at the University of Louisville. She is the author of James Joyce and the Politics of Desire and Joyces Moraculous Sindbook: A Study of Ulysses and the co-editor of Women in Joyce. Table of Contents Introduction PART I: COLLETES AUTOFICTIONS: GENRE AND ENGENDERMENT The Earthly Paradise My Apprenticeships: The Specter of Willy Break of Day Postscript PART II: H. D.: PSYCHOANALYTIC SELF-IMAGING The Gift Adult Trauma and the Madrigal Cycle: Asphodel and Bid Me to Live PART III: ANAIS NINS INTERIOR CITIES: INCEST, ANXIETY AND FATHER-DAUGHTER LOSS FATHER-DAUGHTER LOSS Father Loss and Incest Daughter Loss and Maternal Anxiety Narrative Recovery PART IV: JANET FRAMES NEW ZEALAND AUTOBIOGRAPHY : A POSTCOLONIAL ODYSSEY PART V: AUDRE LORDES AFRICAN-AMERICAN TESTIMONY Biomythography: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name Autopathography: The Cancer Journals and A Burst of Light PART VI: SYLVIA FRASERS MY FATHERS HOUSE : A CANADIAN MEMOIR OF SEXUAL TRAUMA AND NARRATIVE RECOVERY Conclusion Notes Works Cited and Consulted Review "Recommended for academic libraries." - Library Journal"Henkes book introduces fascinating questions about trauma in womens lives, and the possible drive toward creative writing involving self healing." - Biography"Henkes arguments are consistently insightful and convincing and the glimpses she allows us into the lives of these women are always fascinating." - Canadian Literature"...Henke has given us a richly detailed map...which readers of life-writing, feminist cultural production, and trauma studies alike will gratefully refer." - Tulsa Studies in Womens Literature Promotional Springer Book Archives Review Quote "Recommended for academic libraries." - Library Journal "Henkes book introduces fascinating questions about trauma in womens lives, and the possible drive toward creative writing involving self healing." - Biography "Henkes arguments are consistently insightful and convincing and the glimpses she allows us into the lives of these women are always fascinating." - Canadian Literature "...Henke has given us a richly detailed map...which readers of life-writing, feminist cultural production, and trauma studies alike will gratefully refer." - Tulsa Studies in Womens Literature Description for Bookstore In this important book, Suzette Henke finds evidence that women often use writing in order to heal the wounds of psychological trauma. She terms this method "scriptotherapy," the process of writing out and writing through traumatic experience in the mode of therapeutic re-enactment.Shattered Subjectsexplores the autobiographical writings of six twentieth-century women authors--Colette, Hilda Doolittle, Anais Nin, Janet Frame, Audre Lorde, and Sylvia Fraser. They provide startling evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder precipitated by rape, incest, childhood sexual abuse, grief, unwanted pregnancy, pregnancy-loss, or a severe illness that threatens the integrity of the body. Details ISBN0312230982 Language English ISBN-10 0312230982 ISBN-13 9780312230982 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2000 Residence KY, US Author S. Henke Short Title SHATTERED SUBJECTS 1998/E Pages 216 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Trauma and Testimony in Womens Life-Writing Place of Publication Gordonsville Country of Publication United States Edition 1998th DOI 10.1604/9780312230982 AU Release Date 2000-06-01 NZ Release Date 2000-06-01 US Release Date 2000-06-01 UK Release Date 2000-06-01 Illustrations XXII, 216 p. Publisher Palgrave USA Edition Description 1998 ed. Publication Date 2000-06-01 Alternative 9780312210205 DEWEY 810.9492072 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97215529;

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