I Know You Are, But What Am I?: The Language of Trauma and Identity Formation in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita

Author

Claire A. Setton, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow

Date of Award

Summer 7-29-2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Jeff Allred

Second Advisor

Amy Robbins

Academic Program Adviser

Amy Robbins

Abstract

This paper delves into Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, and Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, looking at how the instability seen in the narrative structure of the novels correlates to the impact of trauma on the psychoanalytic development of the characters.

Recommended Citation

Setton, Claire A., "I Know You Are, But What Am I?: The Language of Trauma and Identity Formation in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/371