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Life writing : the spirit of the age and the state of the art /
In our age, self-publishing, self-broadcasting, and telling stories about our own lives and the lives of others are all-pervasive. This is also the age of the witness, the age of testimony in which first-hand accounts, personal experience, life change and evolution are valued, for good or ill, over...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In our age, self-publishing, self-broadcasting, and telling stories about our own lives and the lives of others are all-pervasive. This is also the age of the witness, the age of testimony in which first-hand accounts, personal experience, life change and evolution are valued, for good or ill, over distanced reflection. What are we to make of all this telling of lives? The essays collected in Life Writing: The Spirit of the Age and the State of the Art from writers and academics associated wi ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 238 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231). |
| ISBN: | 9781443808606 1443808601 |