Speaking with Ghosts that Rob Graves: Traces of Neurasthenia in Robert Graves War Poetry Through a Veteran’s Perspective

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dc.contributor.author Phinazee, Brian C.
dc.coverage.spatial England en_US
dc.coverage.temporal 1914-2020 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-18T15:00:15Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-18T15:00:15Z
dc.date.issued 2020-05
dc.identifier.other 6DD31B11-9CC8-A4AA-45DD-186912670C53 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/4260
dc.description.abstract My purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discussion of Robert Graves and how the effects of neurasthenia can be found within his war poetry. Following Dr. Carl Leggo’s methods and suggestions, I will use the process of deconstruction by utilizing my research sources combined with my own experiences to provide a new, veteran’s perspective. Considering the long career that Robert Graves was able to enjoy before his death, one may even be able to argue that it was the conditions and experiences from his time in the military which set Graves apart and allowed him to maintain relevance until his passing. Keywords: Robert Graves; Neurasthenia; War Poetry; WWI; Deconstruction; Analysis of poetry; en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents Chapter I: Introduction 1 -- Review of Literature 5 -- The Great War 9 -- Robert Graves 11 -- Neurasthenia 21 -- Neurasthenic Graves 31 -- Deconstructing Poetry like Leggo 38 -- Chapter II: Beating “A Dead Boche” 43 -- Chapter III: Understanding “Not Dead” 69 -- Chapter IV: Conclusion 95 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 97 -- Bibliography of Images 104 -- APPENDIX A: Complete visual references for the poems used for this thesis 105 -- APPENDIX B: Personally-owned pictures from my time in Iraq, 2006 108. en_US
dc.format.extent 1 electronic document, 117 pages. en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.rights This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed. en_US
dc.subject Academic theses en_US
dc.subject Deconstruction en_US
dc.subject Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 en_US
dc.subject Neurasthenia en_US
dc.subject Poetry--Study and teaching en_US
dc.subject Poetry en_US
dc.subject War poetry en_US
dc.subject War poetry, English en_US
dc.subject World War (1914-1918) en_US
dc.title Speaking with Ghosts that Rob Graves: Traces of Neurasthenia in Robert Graves War Poetry Through a Veteran’s Perspective en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dc.contributor.department Department of English of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences en_US
dc.description.advisor Thompson, Theresa Mae
dc.description.committee Williams, Marty
dc.description.committee Byrd, Melanie
dc.description.degree M.A. en_US
dc.description.major English en_US


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