Dr Alexandra (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway) Effe
Mapping the hitherto largely neglected history of autofictional literature and describing developments in autofictional modes against socio-historical changes, cultural trends, and philosophical-psychological discussions around self and mind, this book both explores and historicizes the genre’s contemporary boom. Beginning with autofiction’s emergence in 18th-century England against changes in publishing culture and author concept, and then tracing forms and functions of autofiction up to the contemporary moment, A History of Autofiction highlights why select narrative strategies are...
Mapping the hitherto largely neglected history of autofictional literature and describing developments in autofictional modes against socio-historical...
