Description: Memoir : An Introduction, Paperback by Couser, G. Thomas, ISBN 0199826927, ISBN-13 9780199826926, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Each year brings a batch of new memoirs, ranging from works by former teachers and celebrity has-beens to disillusioned soldiers and bestselling novelists. In addition to becoming bestsellers in their own right, memoirs have become a popular object of inquiry in the academy and a mainstay in
most MFA workshops. Courses in what is now called "life writing" study memoir alongside personal essays, diaries, and autobiographies. Memoir: An Introduction proffers a succinct and comprehensive survey of the genre (and its many subgenres) while taking readers through the various techniques,
themes, and debates that have come to characterize the ubiquitous literary form. Its fictional origins are traced to eighteenth-century British novels; its early American roots are examined in Benjamin Franklins Autobiography and colonial captivity narratives; and its ethical conundrums are
considered via the imbroglios brought on by the questionable claims in Rigoberta Menchs I, Rigoberta, and more notoriously, James Freys A Million Little Pieces. Alongside these more traditional literary forms, Couser expands the discussion of memoir to include film with what he calls "documemoir"
(exemplified in Nathaniel Kahns My Architect) and graphic narratives like Art Spiegelmans Maus.
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Book Title: Memoir : An Introduction
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Memoir : an Introduction
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Authorship, Composition & Creative Writing
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Author: G. Thomas Couser
Item Length: 5.5 in
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Width: 8.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
