Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year & hospital in Regeneration
Year & hospital in Regeneration
1917, Craiglockhart War Hospital, Edinburgh
Shell shock is now understood as
Shell shock is now understood as
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
3 real historical figures in Regeneration
3 real historical figures in Regeneration
Dr W.H.R. Rivers, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen
Rivers's treatment approach at Craiglockhart
Rivers's treatment approach at Craiglockhart
Talking cure: rest & therapeutic conversation
When Barker wrote Regeneration
When Barker wrote Regeneration
Early 1990s (post-Falklands War)
Treatment difference: officers vs. enlisted men
Treatment difference: officers vs. enlisted men
Officers got therapy; enlisted men faced punishment/execution
Prior's class background
Prior's class background
Working-class, promoted to officer status
Shell shock perceived as
Shell shock perceived as
Failure of masculinity
Regeneration's narrative structure
Regeneration's narrative structure
Polyphonic (many-voiced)/multiperspective
Rivers vs. Yealland contrast
Rivers vs. Yealland contrast
Humane talking therapy vs. authoritarian electric shock