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Title
American autobiography/ Rachael McLennan.
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ISBN
9780748644612 (hbk.)
074864461X (hbk.)
9780748644605 (pbk.)
0748644601 (pbk.)
9780748644629 (e-book)
074864461X (hbk.)
9780748644605 (pbk.)
0748644601 (pbk.)
9780748644629 (e-book)
Publication Details
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 161 pages).
Call Number
PS121 .M35 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
810.9
Summary
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-158) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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BAAS paperbacks
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Table of Contents
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.
Part 1: Exemplary subjects. Spiritual, secular and enslaved selves ; (Un)Representative selves.
Part 2: Contemporary subjects. Relating ethics to genre ; Gender, illness and autobiography.