Justifiable conduct : self-vindication in memoir /

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How do memoirists make their work interesting, daring, exciting, and unorthodox enough so that they attract an audience, yet not so heinous and scandalous that their readers are unable to empathize or identify with them? This book explores the different strategies memoirists use to "neutralize&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goode, Erich (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Deviant behavior > History.
Conduct of life > History.
Deviant behavior in literature > History.
Autobiography.
Sociology > Biographical methods.
Morale pratique > Histoire.
Déviance dans la littérature > Histoire.
Autobiographie.
Sociologie > Histoires de vie.
autobiography (genre)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Conduct of life.
Deviant behavior.
Deviant behavior in literature.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How do memoirists make their work interesting, daring, exciting, and unorthodox enough so that they attract an audience, yet not so heinous and scandalous that their readers are unable to empathize or identify with them? This book explores the different strategies memoirists use to "neutralize" their alleged wrongdoing and fashion a more positive image of themselves for audiences. The author examines how writers, including James Frey, Susan Cheever, Roman Polanski, Charles Van Doren and Elia Kazan, explain, justify, contextualize, excuse, or warrant their participation in activities such as criminal behavior, substance abuse, sexual transgressions, and political radicalism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439910276
1439910278
1299605109
9781299605107

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