Dying in character : memoirs on the end of life /

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An increasing number of authors have written memoirs focusing on the last stage of their lives: Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, for example, in The Wheel of Life, Harold Brodkey in This Wild Darkness, Edward Said in Out of Place, and Tony Judt in The Memory Chalet. In these and other end-of-life memoirs, wr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berman, Jeffrey, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013]
Temas:
1900-1999
Death > Psychological aspects.
Self in literature.
Death in literature.
Autobiography.
Terminally ill > United States > Biography > History and criticism.
Critically ill > United States > Biography > History and criticism.
American prose literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Authors, American > Biography > History and criticism.
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Mort dans la littérature.
Autobiographie.
Malades en phase terminale > États-Unis > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Malades dans un état critique > États-Unis > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Prose américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Écrivains américains > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
autobiography (genre)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
American prose literature
Authors, American > Biography
Autobiography
Death in literature
Death > Psychological aspects
Self in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : "It is when faced with death that we turn most bookish"
  • "I never saw or heard the car coming" : my close call with death
  • "Death itself is a wonderful and positive experience" : Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and The wheel of life
  • "With autobiography there's always another text, a countertext" : Philip Roth and Patrimony
  • "Death confers a certain beauty on one's hours" : Harold Brodkey and This wild darkness
  • "I have never been tempted to write about my own life" : Susan Sontag, David Rieff, and Swimming in a sea of death
  • "Sleeplessness for me is a cherished state" : Edward W. Said and Out of place
  • "There is more than one sort of luck" : Tony Judt and The memory chalet
  • "I never realized dying could be so much fun" : Art Buchwald and Too soon to say goodbye
  • "Learn how to live, and you'll know how to die" : Morrie Schwartz's Letting go and Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie
  • "I'm dying and I'm having fun" : Randy Pausch and The last lecture
  • "Now I cultivate the art of simmering memories" : Jean-Dominique Bauby and The diving bell and the butterfly
  • "I live in my suffering and that makes me happy" : Roland Barthes and Mourning diary
  • Conclusion : Alive when they died.

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