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



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Autore: Smith Sidonie Visualizza persona
Titolo: Reading autobiography [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for interpreting life narratives / / Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
Disciplina: 808/.06692
Soggetto topico: Autobiography
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: WatsonJulia <1945->  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Reading autobiography  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8166-8778-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457377003321
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