Our oldest stories are about conflict. This collection draws together discussions of violence and storytelling from a number of perspectives. Historical contexts range from ancient Greece to postcolonial Africa to the American West, and topics considered include the role of the witness, how place affects our understanding of conflict, the aestheticisation of violence, how trauma is written on the body, and contemporary war stories.
| ISBN: | 9781619254091 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2014 |
| Author: | Stacy Peebles |
| Publisher: | Salem Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | Critical Insights |
| Genres: |
Literary reference works Violence and abuse in society |
Our oldest stories are about conflict. This collection draws together discussions of violence and storytelling from a number of perspectives.
Violence in Literature features in the following genres: Literary reference works, Violence and abuse in society
Hardback. Not Available.
Violence in Literature was written by Stacy Peebles and published by Salem Press
Violence in Literature has 300 pages
Yes it is part of Critical Insights series