A Philosophy of Autobiography: Body & Text

ISBN-13: 9781138496590 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 150 str.

Aakash Singh Rathore

Opis

This book offers intimate readings of a diverse range of global autobiographical literature with an emphasis on the (re)presentation of the physical body.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Crucified: Friedrich Nietzsche's Ecce Homo 2. The Mahatma: M.K. Gandhi's The Story of My Experiments with Truth 3. The Untouchable: B.R. Ambedkar’s Waiting for a Visa 4. The Nigger: Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 5. The Boxer: Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast 6. The Survivor: Elie Wiesel's Night 7. The Dalit: Daya Pawar's Baluta 8. The Poet: Kamala Das' My Story 9. The Samurai: Yukio Mishima's Sun and Steel 10. The Fake: Andy Warhol's The Philosophy of Andy Warhol 11. The Mouse: Art Spiegelman's MAUS 12. The Daughter: Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. Epilogue.