Date of Completion
Spring 5-1-2014
Thesis Advisor(s)
Frederick Biggs
Honors Major
English
Disciplines
Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity | Celtic Studies | Comparative Literature | Scandinavian Studies
Abstract
In an attempt to show how Western mythological depictions of metamorphosis in fighting men often serve as an early discussion on the psychosocial ramifications of warfare on veterans, this research holds early Norse, Celtic, and Anglo-Saxon texts in comparison with contemporary PTSD research and anecdotes from American veterans of the Vietnam War.
Recommended Citation
Passarelli, Thomas, "Heroes to Horrors: Metamorphosis as Combat Trauma in the Mythology of the West" (2014). Honors Scholar Theses. 393.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/393