TY  - BOOK
AU  - McLennan,Rachael
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - American autobiography
AV  - PS121 .M35 2013
U1  - 810.9 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - American literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Autobiography
KW  - Biography as a literary form
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-158) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "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
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1126601
ER  -