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Author McLennan, Rachael.

Title American autobiography [electronic resource] / Rachael McLennan.

Imprint Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2013.

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Description vi, 161 p.
Series BAAS paperbacks
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-158) and index.
Contents Introduction: American autobiography -- Part 1: Exemplary subjects. Spiritual, secular and enslaved selves ; (Un)Representative selves. -- Part 2: Contemporary subjects. Relating ethics to genre ; Gender, illness and autobiography.
Summary "Introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important current developments in autobiography studies discusses both 'canonised' texts and those from contemporary writers. Taking a broadly chronological approach, the history of American autobiography is explored including the social and cultural factors that might account for the importance of autobiography in American culture. Then post-1970 autobiographies are examined, taking into account the development in poststructuralism from this time that affected notions of the subject who could write, and conceptions of truth, identity and reference."--Publisher's website.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject American literature -- History and criticism.
Autobiography.
Biography as a literary form.
United States -- Biography -- History and criticism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780748644612 (hbk.)
074864461X (hbk.)
9780748644605 (pbk.)
0748644601 (pbk.)
9780748644629 (e-book)

 
    
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