“Oh, my friend, those weren’t angels” : Trauma, Recovery and
Folklore in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred
Isle by KJ Charles

J 2024

“Oh, my friend, those weren’t angels” : Trauma, Recovery and Folklore in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle by KJ Charles

ŠMÍDOVÁ, Monika Markéta

Základní údaje

Originální název

“Oh, my friend, those weren’t angels” : Trauma, Recovery and Folklore in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle by KJ Charles

Autoři

ŠMÍDOVÁ, Monika Markéta (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of Popular Romance Studies, Chicago, International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, 2024, 2159-4473

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/24:00136937

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.70138/QXRQ7362

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85203085841

Klíčová slova anglicky

folklore; KJ Charles; m/m romance; paranormal romance; queer romance; recovery; trauma

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 4. 4. 2025 14:38, Mgr. et Mgr. Stanislav Hasil

Anotace

V originále

Trauma and recovery have been explored more and more frequently in popular literary genres. Despite the positive and uplifting disposition of the romance genre, romance novels do not shy away from depictions of even the most gruesome traumatic experiences. The romance genre’s requirement of an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending and the structure of a romance novel make the genre a suitable medium for the exploration of trauma and recovery. In the subgenre of paranormal romance, i.e. non-mimetic fiction, the presence of supernatural elements allows for a specific portrayal of trauma inflicted by and healing induced by the supernatural. The supernatural and the human is put in juxtaposition, exposing communities’ and individuals’ role in trauma and recovery. I use this lens for close reading of two m/m paranormal romance novels by KJ Charles, The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal (2015) and Spectred Isle (2017). First, I discuss the presence of trauma and recovery in the romance genre and specifically in the subgenre of paranormal romance. In the following analysis, I focus on three themes through which trauma and recovery are explored in Charles’s novels: trauma related to WWI, traumatic and healing initiation into the supernatural and the role of found family in recovery.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1328/2023, interní kód MU

Název: Jazyk, literatura a kultura v anglofonních kontextech I

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Jazyk, literatura a kultura v anglofonních kontextech I

Citovat

ŠMÍDOVÁ, Monika Markéta. “Oh, my friend, those weren’t angels” : Trauma, Recovery and Folklore in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle by KJ Charles. Journal of Popular Romance Studies. Chicago: International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, 2024, roč. 13, August, s. 1-13. ISSN 2159-4473. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.70138/QXRQ7362.

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ŠMÍDOVÁ, Monika Markéta. “Oh, my friend, those weren’t angels” : Trauma, Recovery and Folklore in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle by KJ Charles. \textit{Journal of Popular Romance Studies}. Chicago: International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, 2024, roč.~13, August, s.~1-13. ISSN~2159-4473. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.70138/QXRQ7362.

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