Literary Movements and Genres

Autobiography (paperback edition)
Published by Greenhaven Press

Writing about the self is always a process of self-discovery. The essays in this collection contend with various forms of personal narratives and address fundamental aspects of the genre, such as the blending of fact and fiction in the creation of autobiography.

Review:

"An extensive study. The introduction places the genre in its historical and literary context, and is invaluable as a touchstone for the essays that follow. The selections are by a wide range of writers and scholars...The chapter headings are annotated so that their contents are easily recognized and accessible. In fact, each article can stand alone as a study of the individual topic. Together, however, the essays can be read for a complete and fascinting study of the genre. An excellent resource to learn the trends and modes of the genre from the broadest sense to the most particular."
-- School Library Journal (November 2001)

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