NARRATIVES OF WAR AND TRAUMA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GLOBAL CONFLICT LITERATURE
Keywords:
war literature, trauma narratives, cultural memory, comparative literature, global conflict, graphic war narratives.Abstract
This article explores the literary representation of war and trauma across global conflict literature, focusing on how narratives of violence, memory, and identity are constructed in both historical and contemporary texts. Drawing on six key scholarly sources, it examines works such as All Quiet on the Western Front, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and modern graphic narratives. By comparing literature from multiple regions and time periods, the article highlights how war trauma is narrated, gendered, and remembered. Through interdisciplinary analysis, this study emphasizes the transformative function of literature in shaping cultural memory and witnessing trauma.
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