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Abstract

The paper addresses the issue of an inherited memory of the Great War and traces its manifestations in contemporary (auto)biographical narratives. Two writers' memoirs, i.e. Christopher Isherwood's Kathleen and Frank (1971) and Doris Lessing's Alfred and Emily, (2008) have been selected for an in-depth analysis which aims to show how the children of the survivors/casualties of the Great War have struggled with - to use Doris Lessing's expression - "the poison running in [their] veins", namely with an inherited memory and trauma of the trenches. Most importantly, the paper postulates that literary and cultural studies on postmemory should be expanded, both thematically and generically, and cover the memory of the Great War.

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Title
"Trucizna plynaca w moich zylach": postpamiec Wielkiej Wojny we wspólczesnych narracjach (auto)biograficznych/"The Poison Running in My Veins": Postmemory of the Great War in Contemporary (Auto)biographical Narratives
Author
Kusek, Robert
Pages
383-395
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Jagiellonian University-Jagiellonian University Press
ISSN
1895975X
e-ISSN
20843860
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Polish
ProQuest document ID
1761067902
Copyright
Copyright Jagiellonian University-Jagiellonian University Press 2015