American autobiography / / Rachael McLennan

• Autore: McLennan Rachael
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9
• Soggetto topico: American literature - History and criticism; Autobiography; Biography as a literary form
• Soggetto geografico: United States Biography History and criticism
• Classificazione: HR 1840
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-158) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: American autobiography -- Part 1: Exemplary subjects. Spiritual, secular and enslaved selves ; (Un)Representative selves. -- Part 2: Contemporary subjects. Relating ethics to genre ; Gender, illness and autobiography.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 notions of the subject who could write, and conceptions of truth, identity and reference."--Publisher's website.
• Titolo autorizzato: American Autobiography
• ISBN: 0-7486-4462-8; 1-299-14784-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813543103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks