Narrative and identity : studies in autobiography, self and culture

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Label

Narrative and identity : studies in autobiography, self and culture

Title remainder

studies in autobiography, self and culture

Statement of responsibility

edited by Jens Brockmeier, Donal Carbaugh

Contributor

• Brockmeier, Jens
• Carbaugh, Donal A

Subject

• Narration (Rhetoric)
• Identity (Psychology)
• Autobiography

Language

eng

Summary

How does narrative give shape and meaning to human life? And what special role do narratives play in identifying one as a person in the world? This book explores these questions from the vantage points of various human and cultural sciences, with special attention to the importance of narrative as expression of embodied experience, mode of communication, and form for understanding the world and ultimately ourselves. Presenting a variety of perspectives -- from narrative psychology and literary criticism, to discourse, communication and cultural theory -- these studies examine the intricacies of

Member of

• Studies in narrative, v. 1

Action

digitized

Biography type

contains biographical information

Dewey number

920.0019

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Studies in narrative

Series volume

v. 1