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The Ethics of Working Class Autobiography

- Representation of Family by Four American Authors
Af: Elizabeth Bidinger Engelsk Paperback

The Ethics of Working Class Autobiography

- Representation of Family by Four American Authors
Af: Elizabeth Bidinger Engelsk Paperback
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The ethical dimension of autobiography is emerging as an important area of study. Scholars now recognize that an autobiography must be read with an element of caution since it represents not so much the literal truth as the author''s perception of people and events, a perspective sometimes unflattering to those portrayed.

Focusing on the ethics of autobiography, this volume analyzes the works of four writers who spent much of their youth in working-class circumstances yet became highly educated intellectual professionals. It examines the ways in which each author confronts his or her past and how the authors represent their working-class family members. Texts discussed are Growing Up by Russell Baker (1982), Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman (1984), A Woman in Amber by Agate Nesaule (1995) and Clear Springs by Bobbie Ann Mason (1999). Each work recounts the author''s struggle with a particular societal element such as gender, race, class division or region. While Baker''s memoir provides an example of positive, balanced characterizations of working-class relatives, the texts by Wideman, Nesaule and Mason illustrate the ethical pitfalls in portraying less powerful family members in one''s life story. An overview of trends in working-class autobiography and a brief survey regarding the critical reception of each work are included.

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The ethical dimension of autobiography is emerging as an important area of study. Scholars now recognize that an autobiography must be read with an element of caution since it represents not so much the literal truth as the author''s perception of people and events, a perspective sometimes unflattering to those portrayed.

Focusing on the ethics of autobiography, this volume analyzes the works of four writers who spent much of their youth in working-class circumstances yet became highly educated intellectual professionals. It examines the ways in which each author confronts his or her past and how the authors represent their working-class family members. Texts discussed are Growing Up by Russell Baker (1982), Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman (1984), A Woman in Amber by Agate Nesaule (1995) and Clear Springs by Bobbie Ann Mason (1999). Each work recounts the author''s struggle with a particular societal element such as gender, race, class division or region. While Baker''s memoir provides an example of positive, balanced characterizations of working-class relatives, the texts by Wideman, Nesaule and Mason illustrate the ethical pitfalls in portraying less powerful family members in one''s life story. An overview of trends in working-class autobiography and a brief survey regarding the critical reception of each work are included.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 212
ISBN-13: 9780786425761
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0786425768
Kategori: Litteraturstudier: fra 1900 til 2000
Udg. Dato: 31 jul 2006
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Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 31 jul 2006
Forfatter(e): Elizabeth Bidinger
Forfatter(e) Elizabeth Bidinger

Kategori Litteraturstudier: fra 1900 til 2000

ISBN-13 9780786425761

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 212

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Udg. Dato 31 jul 2006

Oplagsdato 31 jul 2006

Forlag McFarland & Co Inc