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Women and Autobiography
. Ed(S): Kimmich, Allison B.; Brownley, Martine Watson
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Description for Women and Autobiography
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive overview of women's autobiography. This book provides historical back-ground and contemporary criticism along with selections from a range of autobiographies by women. It is a useful tool for courses in autobiography, literature by women, and women's studies. Editor(s): Kimmich, Allison B.; Brownley, Martine Watson. Series: Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Autobiography, as evidenced by best-seller lists, is one of the most popular literary genres. However, because critics have long dismissed it as subpar literature, little attention has been paid to autobiography, particularly accounts by women. Women and Autobiography, edited by Martine Watson Brownley and Allison B. Kimmich, offers an insightful perspective on this often overlooked field. This text gives a compact, comprehensive overview of women's autobiography, providing historical back-ground and contemporary criticism along with selections from a range of autobiographies by women. Developed primarily for undergraduates, Women and Autobiography combines theory and practice by pairing autobiographical selections and criticism. This ... Read more
Autobiography, as evidenced by best-seller lists, is one of the most popular literary genres. However, because critics have long dismissed it as subpar literature, little attention has been paid to autobiography, particularly accounts by women. Women and Autobiography, edited by Martine Watson Brownley and Allison B. Kimmich, offers an insightful perspective on this often overlooked field. This text gives a compact, comprehensive overview of women's autobiography, providing historical back-ground and contemporary criticism along with selections from a range of autobiographies by women. Developed primarily for undergraduates, Women and Autobiography combines theory and practice by pairing autobiographical selections and criticism. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Series
Worlds of Women Series
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842027021
SKU
V9780842027021
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About . Ed(S): Kimmich, Allison B.; Brownley, Martine Watson
Martine Watson Brownley is Goodrich C. White Professor of English at Emory University. Allison B. Kimmich is assistant director of the Women Involved in Living and Learning (WILL) program at the University of Richmond.
Reviews for Women and Autobiography
This volume provides an invaluable introduction to the history of criticism on autobiography and gender, and an overview of the major critical debates in the field today. The editors have selected some of the most important articles on the autobiographical tradition, the theory of women's autobiography, the question of genre and sample texts from early and modern autobiography. Thsi volume ... Read more