The Homeopathic Image, or, Trauma, Intimacy and Poetry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12643222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregg Horowitz (Social Science and Cultural Studies Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 463-490 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Horizons (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-9917 • E-ISSN: 1568-5160 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/crit.v11i3.463 |
| OpenAlex | W2049109310 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The concept of trauma has recently expanded its reach to include what otherwise might be understood as intimate experience. This overextension represents a threat to our ability to conceptualize intimate experiences, hence to use concepts to engage in intimate communication. An analysis of Wallace Stevens' poem "The Auroras of Autumn", demonstrates how poetry provides a supplemental vehicle for the communication of intimate experiences. Poetry is therefore characterized as an essential element in ethical life
Aesthetics · Art · Element (criminal law · Literature · Poetry · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Philosophy · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |