Reading Autobiography: A Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives, Second Edition

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Thoroughly updated, the second edition of Reading Autobiography is the most complete assessment of life narrative in its myriad forms. It lays out a sophisticated, theoretical approach to life writing and the components of autobiographical acts, including memory, experience, identity, embodiment, space, and agency. This is an essential guide for students and scholars reading and interpreting autobiographical texts and methods across the humanities, social sciences, and visual and performing arts.

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Sidonie Smith is Martha Guernsey Colby Collegiate Professor of English and Womens Studies at the University of Michigan.

Julia Watson is professor of comparative studies at Ohio State University.