American Autobiography: Retrospect and Prospect

By: Eakin, Paul John

Book Overview

The first four essays review the major historical periods of American autobiography, placing the classic texts of American autobiographical literature from Captain John Smith to Malcolm X in the illuminating context of lesser-known contemporary narratives. Daniel B. Shea writes on colonial America, Lawrence Buell on the American Renaissance, Susanna Egan on the years after the Civil War, and Albert E. Stone on the twentieth century.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299127842
• ISBN13: 9780299127848
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"