AutobiographyIf every writer necessarily draws on their own life, is any writing outside the realm of ‘autobiography’? The new edition of this classic guide is fully updated to include:
Combining theoretical discussion with thought-provoking readings of major texts, this is the ideal introduction to the study of a fascinating genre. |
Contents
Series editors preface ix | |
Saint Augustines Confessions 17 | |
John Bunyans Grace Abounding 26 | |
Rousseau and Wordsworth 40 | |
Subjectivity representation and narrative 57 | |
Gender modernism and autobiography 86 | |
Locating difference 95 | |
Landscape for a good woman 103 | |
Narrative 113 | |
Personal criticism 125 | |
Glossary 140 | |
Bibliography 148 | |
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