The twenty-nine essays in this collection explore the theory and practice of `writing lives' of the self and of othersfrom an interdisciplinary and international perspective. Drawing on new insights from literary theory including feminism, poststructuralism, multiculturalism and psychoanalysis, scholars and biographers examine a wide range of examples.
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vu University Press
Release
March 01, 1999
ISBN
9053836179
ISBN 13
9789053836170
Writing Lives: American Biography and Autobiography
The twenty-nine essays in this collection explore the theory and practice of `writing lives' of the self and of othersfrom an interdisciplinary and international perspective. Drawing on new insights from literary theory including feminism, poststructuralism, multiculturalism and psychoanalysis, scholars and biographers examine a wide range of examples.