Altered egos : authority in American autobiography /

Altered egos : authority in American autobiography /

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This book is concerned with the "authority" of autobiography, seeing it as a shifting ground on which writers struggle for literary control over their lives against the constraints of genre, language, and society

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Main Author:	Couser, G. Thomas
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1989 New York : 1989
Series:	OUP E-Books OUP E-Books
Subjects:	American prose literature > History and criticism Authority in literature Autobiography American prose literature LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General Amerikaans Autobiografieën Autobiografieën Gezag Letterkunde Autobiographical prose in English > American writers - Critical studies Electronic book Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc > UNAUTHORIZED Criticism, interpretation, etc

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Summary:	This book is concerned with the "authority" of autobiography, seeing it as a shifting ground on which writers struggle for literary control over their lives against the constraints of genre, language, and society
Item Description:	Description based on print version record
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 285 p.) : ill 1 online resource (ix, 285 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index Includes bibliographies and index
ISBN:	019505833X 0195345231 1280523905 142940101X 6610523908 9780195058338 9780195345230 9781280523908 9781429401012 9786610523900
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