{"product_id":"interpreting-the-self-diane-bjorklund-9780226054483","title":"Interpreting the Self: Two Hundred Years of American Autobiography","description":"In this ambitious study, Diane Bjorklund explores the historical nature of self-narrative. Examining over 100 American autobiographers published in the last two centuries, she discusses not only well-known autobiographies such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie but also many obscure ones such as a traveling book peddler, a minstrel, a hotel proprietress, an itinerant preacher, a West Point cadet, and a hoopskirt wire manufacturer. Bjorklund draws on the colorful stories of these autobiographers to show how their historical epoch shapes their understandings of self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A refreshingly welcome approach to this intriguing topic. . . . [Bjorklund's] extensive and systematic approach to her source material is impressive and enriches our understanding of this essential subject.\"--\u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bjorklund studies both famous and obscure writers, and her clear prose style and copious quotations provide insight into the many aspects of the changing American self.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Bjorklund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226054489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226054483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.99w x 0.71d","brand":"Diane Bjorklund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054451585279,"sku":"9780226054483","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1313cceb-b0d9-4fb6-8ab5-54ee001cc35b.jpg?v=1685030055","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interpreting-the-self-diane-bjorklund-9780226054483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}