Trauma, Primitivism and the First World War: The Making of Frank Prewett

Porter, Joy

Abstract

This book examines the extraordinary life of Frank “Toronto” Prewett and the history of trauma, literary expression, and the power of self-representation after WWI.

Joy Porter sheds new light on how the First World War affected the Canadian poet, and how war-induced trauma or “shell-shock” caused him to pretend to be an indigenous North American. Porter investigates his influence of, and acceptance by, some of the most significant literary figures of the time, including Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves.

Citation

Porter, J. (2021). Trauma, Primitivism and the First World War: The Making of Frank Prewett. London: Bloomsbury Press

• Book Type: Monograph
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2020
• Publication Date: Apr 8, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jan 26, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 22, 2023
• Series Title: War, Culture and Society
• ISBN: 9781350199729
• Keywords: War, Indigenous, Primitivism
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3700603
• Publisher URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/trauma-primitivism-and-the-first-world-war-9781350199729/