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This text offers an introduction to the study of autobiography, and provides a historical overview of autobiographical writing from St Augustine to the present day. The author follows the developments in autobiographical criticism in the last thirty years, paying particular attention to psychoanalytic, poststructuralist and feminist approaches. The volume outlines the main
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What is autobiographical writing and what does it do for and to the writer? This short and quick read has some excellent answers to those questions, referring to the greatest autobiographical books of history as examples. One issue in particular is the nature of time in a life- does the present re-write the past, or does the past write the present? Or some mix of these things? Does autobiography make the writer the subject, or does it further establish her as an object? How can the writer influe
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Anderson's contribution to 'The New Critical idiom' series provides a clearly structured, wide ranging introduction to autobiographical studies. It focuses heavily on the central importance of gender in both the historical practice and critical study of autobiography.
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Linda and
Allen Anderson
are pet-experts, keynote speakers, best-selling authors, and founders of the Angel Animals Network. They help people discover and benefit from the miraculous powers of animals. Dedicated to promoting human-animal companionship, Allen and Linda donate a portion of proceeds from their work to animal rescue organizationis and do fundraising activities.
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