The Diary: The Epic of Everyday Life (2)

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Synopsis
The diary as a genre is found in all literate societies, and these autobiographical accounts are written by persons of all ranks and positions. The Diary offers an exploration of the form in its social, historical, and cultural-literary contexts with its own distinctive features, poetics, and rhetoric. The contributors to this volume examine theories and interpretations relating to writing and studying diaries; the formation of diary canons in the United Kingdom, France, United States, and Brazil; and the ways in which handwritten diaries are transformed through processes of publication and digitization. The authors also explore different diary formats, including the travel diary, the private diary, conflict diaries written during periods of crisis, and the diaries of the digital era, such as blogs. The Diary offers a comprehensive overview of the genre, synthesizing decades of interdisciplinary study to enrich our understanding of, research about, and engagement with the diary as literary form and historical documentation.
Copyright:
2020

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780253046956
Related ISBNs:
9780253046987
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Batsheva Ben-Amos, Dan Ben-Amos
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Batsheva Ben-Amos
Edited by:
Dan Ben-Amos

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