Reading autobiography [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for interpreting life narratives / / Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457377003321
• Autore: Smith Sidonie
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2001
• ISBN: 0-8166-8778-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WatsonJulia <1945->
• Disciplina: 808/.06692
• Soggetti: Autobiography; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-267) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Life Narrative: Definitions and Distinctions; 2. Autobiographical Subjects; 3. Autobiographical Acts; 4. Life Narrative in Historical Perspective; 5. A History of Autobiography Criticism, Part 1: Defining the Genre; 6. A History of Autobiography Criticism, Part 2: Contemporary Theorizing; 7. A Tool Kit: Twenty Strategies for Reading Life Narratives; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson offer a concise yet far-reaching overview of key terms, issues, histories, and texts in life narrative studies. Reading Autobiography is a step-by-step introduction to the differences of self-narrative from fiction and biography; the components of autobiographical acts; such core concepts as memory, experience, identity, agency, and the body; the textual and critical history of the field; and prospects for future research. Organized as a user-friendly handbook, it includes a glossary of key words, suggestions for teaching, and extensive primary and secondary bibl