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Memory, Muses, Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440180330)
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Deb Everson Borofka
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xWhy is the memoir genre so important? What is it that drives us to tell our own stories? The ancient Greek myth of Goddess Memory, and her daughters, the Muses, offers new ways to re-enter the stories of our lives and shape them in surprising ways. Mnemosyne's birthing of the Muses underscores her commitment to express all of the facets of her personal story: grief, joy, love, body, breath, history, spirituality, reverie, and humor.
The memoirist follows Mnemosyne's imaginal lineage in crafting all memoirs. Memories live in matter, in the very cells of our bodies. Writing our life stories allows us to consider the content of our experiences, the plurality of perspectives from which we can choose to shape them, and the use that we want to make of them. We may choose to write for many reasons, psychological, physical, and cultural healing being just a few. This book suggests the exploration of an imaginable field is possible when we look at how figures from Greek mythology continue to inspire contemporary life writing.
Author: Deb Everson Borofka
ISBN-10: 1440180334
ISBN-13: 9781440180330
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2009
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
By Deb Everson Borofka
xDeb Everson Borofka, PhD is a memoirist and workshop instructor whose interests include the interface of memory, language, and personal mythology. A founding member of the Pacifica Graduate Institute's Humanities Program in 2005, she continues to instruct for UCLA Extension's online Writer's Program.
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