Reading Autobiography : A Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives.
Title:
Reading Autobiography : A Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives.
Author:
Smith, Sidonie.
ISBN:
9780816687787
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (314 pages)
Contents:
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 -- A. Fifty-two Genres of Life Narrative -- B. Group and Classroom Projects -- C. Internet Resources -- D. Journals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
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 bibliographies.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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