02625nam 22005893u 450 991077932550332120210106210659.00-7486-4462-81-299-14784-410.1515/9780748644629(CKB)2550000001000875(EBL)1126601(OCoLC)828793356(MiAaPQ)EBC1126601(DE-B1597)616142(DE-B1597)9780748644629(OCoLC)1291507279(EXLCZ)99255000000100087520130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerican Autobiography[electronic resource]Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press20121 online resource (169 p.)British Association for American Studies (BAAS) PaperbacksDescription based upon print version of record.0-7486-4461-X Acknowledgements; Introduction: American Autobiography; Part One: Exemplary Subjects; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Part Two: Contemporary Subjects; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Bibliography; IndexThe first student guide to American autobiographyThis introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important current developments in autobiography studies discusses both 'canonised' texts and those from contemporary writers. Taking a broadly chronological approach, the history of American autobiography is explored including the social and cultural factors that might account for the importance of autobiography in American culture. Then post-1970 autobiographies are examined, taking into account the development in poststructuralism from this time that affected notioBritish Association for American Studies (BAAS) PaperbacksBritish Association for American Studies American literatureHistory and criticismAutobiographyBiography as a literary formHISTORY / United States / GeneralbisacshAmerican literatureHistory and criticism.Autobiography.Biography as a literary form.HISTORY / United States / General.920.00973HR 1840BVBrvkMcLennan Rachael1544001AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910779325503321American Autobiography3797832UNINA