Shell Shock and the Modernist Imagination

Explore the profound intersection of war trauma and modernist literature in "Shell Shock and the Modernist Imagination" by Mark Bonikowski. Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in 2013, this thought-provoking hardback delves into the portrayal of shell-shocked soldiers in the works of renowned authors including Ford Madox Ford, Rebecca West, and Virginia Woolf. With 200 pages of insightful analysis, Bonikowski examines how the symptoms of war trauma were reinterpreted through the lens of modernist imagination, while situating his study within Freud's concept of the death drive. This book is an essential read for scholars and enthusiasts interested in the complexities of literary responses to the psychological impacts of war. Discover how literature reflects and shapes our understanding of trauma in the modern world.