Reading autobiography : a guide for interpreting life narratives /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2001.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-267) and index. |
ISBN: | 0816687781 9780816687787 9780816628827 0816628823 9780816628834 0816628831 |