02629nam 2200541 a 450 991045737700332120200520144314.00-8166-8778-1(CKB)1000000000347044(EBL)310562(OCoLC)171126648(SSID)ssj0000283415(PQKBManifestationID)11194958(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283415(PQKBWorkID)10249199(PQKB)11636887(MiAaPQ)EBC310562(Au-PeEL)EBL310562(CaPaEBR)ebr10151063(OCoLC)614924518(EXLCZ)99100000000034704420010904d2001 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReading autobiography[electronic resource] a guide for interpreting life narratives /Sidonie Smith and Julia WatsonMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20011 online resource (314 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-2882-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-267) and index.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; IndexSidonie 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 biblAutobiographyElectronic books.Autobiography.808/.06692Smith Sidonie289123Watson Julia1945-289124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457377003321Reading autobiography1017495UNINA