Australian Patriography: How Sons Write Fathers in Contemporary Life Writing

by Stephen Mansfield

Book Overview

This study discusses modern Australian life writing by sons who focus on their fathers. Termed patriography (by Couser) or The Son's Book of the Father (by Freadman), this rich field of relational autobiography offers insights into modes of masculinity, notions of identity and heritage and the ethics of representation. The current proliferation of 'father memoirs' in the marketplace demonstrates that such writing is fulfilling and being fuelled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783083387
• ISBN13: 9781783083381
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"