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Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück
This thesis explores the intersection between literature and trauma, which can be discerned in the key works of two poets, Sylvia Plath and Louise Glück. While offering readings of crucial poems, the thesis also examines the interrelations among trauma, memory and narrative as theorized by two conte...
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| description | This thesis explores the intersection between literature and trauma, which can be discerned in the key works of two poets, Sylvia Plath and Louise Glück. While offering readings of crucial poems, the thesis also examines the interrelations among trauma, memory and narrative as theorized by two contemporary psychiatrists, Bessel van der Kolk and Judith Herman. Both Plath and Glück wrote about personal and generational trauma after going through different experiences of abandonment. Absence, indirection and repetition provide the basis for literary techniques that allow their traumas to be better understood by authors and readers alike. The degree to which each poet succeeded in using poetry as a means for healing is discussed comparatively. The conclusion of the thesis emphasizes the possible role of writing in the recovery from trauma, but only when the writer receives the benefit of a support community that, in various ways, assists in recovery. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3559 Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück Abdelmoneim, Yara This thesis explores the intersection between literature and trauma, which can be discerned in the key works of two poets, Sylvia Plath and Louise Glück. While offering readings of crucial poems, the thesis also examines the interrelations among trauma, memory and narrative as theorized by two contemporary psychiatrists, Bessel van der Kolk and Judith Herman. Both Plath and Glück wrote about personal and generational trauma after going through different experiences of abandonment. Absence, indirection and repetition provide the basis for literary techniques that allow their traumas to be better understood by authors and readers alike. The degree to which each poet succeeded in using poetry as a means for healing is discussed comparatively. The conclusion of the thesis emphasizes the possible role of writing in the recovery from trauma, but only when the writer receives the benefit of a support community that, in various ways, assists in recovery. 2025-05-22T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2511 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3559/viewcontent/Yara_Abdelmoneim_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Poetry- Expressive Writing- Trauma- Memory- Narrative- Recovery- Pain- Trauma and Literature- Sylvia Plath- Louise Glück Art Education Health Psychology Nonfiction Other English Language and Literature Other Rhetoric and Composition Personality and Social Contexts Poetry Rhetoric School Psychology Social Psychology Somatic Psychology Women's Studies |
| spellingShingle | Poetry- Expressive Writing- Trauma- Memory- Narrative- Recovery- Pain- Trauma and Literature- Sylvia Plath- Louise Glück Art Education Health Psychology Nonfiction Other English Language and Literature Other Rhetoric and Composition Personality and Social Contexts Poetry Rhetoric School Psychology Social Psychology Somatic Psychology Women's Studies Abdelmoneim, Yara Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück |
| title | Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück |
| title_full | Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück |
| title_short | Poetries of Abandonment: A Study of Plath and Glück |
| title_sort | poetries of abandonment a study of plath and gluck |
| topic | Poetry- Expressive Writing- Trauma- Memory- Narrative- Recovery- Pain- Trauma and Literature- Sylvia Plath- Louise Glück Art Education Health Psychology Nonfiction Other English Language and Literature Other Rhetoric and Composition Personality and Social Contexts Poetry Rhetoric School Psychology Social Psychology Somatic Psychology Women's Studies |
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