Reading Autobiography: A Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives

by Julia Watson, Sidonie Smith, Julia Watson

Book Overview

With the memoir boom, life storytelling has become ubiquitous and emerged as a distinct field of study. Reading Autobiography , originally published in 2001, was the first comprehensive critical introduction to life writing in all its forms. Widely adopted for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, it is an essential guide for students and scholars reading and interpreting autobiographical texts and methods across the humanities, social sciences,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816669864
• ISBN13: 9780816669868
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"