Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative

by Paul John Eakin

Book Overview

Autobiography is naturally regarded as an art of retrospect, but making autobiography is equally part of the fabric of our ongoing experience. We tell the stories of our lives piecemeal, and these stories are not merely about our selves but also an integral part of them. In this way we "live autobiographically"; we have narrative identities. In this book, noted life-writing scholar Paul John Eakin explores the intimate, dynamic connection between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801474787
• ISBN13: 9780801474781
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher