Writing life writing narrative, history, autobiography

Why do we endlessly tell the stories of our lives? And why do others pay attention when we do? The essays collected here address these questions, focusing on three different but interrelated dimensions of life writing. The first section, "Narrative," argues that narrative is not only a lit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Eakin, Paul John, autor (autor), Howes, Craig, 1955- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2020.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Routledge auto/biography studies.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Narrative "What Are We Reading When We Read Autobiography?" "Selfhood, Autobiography, and Interdisciplinary Inquiry: A Reply to George Butte" "Narrative Identity and Narrative Imperialism: A Response to Galen Strawson and James Phelan" "Travelling with Narrative: From Text to Body" II. Life Writing: Historical Forms "Writing Biography: A Perspective from Autobiography" "Eye and I: Negotiating Distance in Eyewitness Narrative" "Living in History: Autobiography, Memoir(s), and Mémoires " "History and Life Writing: The Value of Subjectivity" III. Autobiography Now "Autobiography as Cosmogram" "Self and Self-Representation Online and Off" "Autobiography and the Big Picture" IV. Epilogue: One Man's Story "My Father . . ." "James Olney and the Study of Autobiography"