Encyclopedia of Life Writing vs Narrative and Genre: Which Should You Read?

Encyclopedia of Life Writing Margaretta Jolly · 2001 1150 pages · ≈ 21 h 18 m · Moderate

First published in 2001. This is the first substantial reference work in English on the various forms that constitute "life writing." As this term suggests, the Encyclopedia explores not only autobiography and biography…

Narrative and Genre Mary Chamberlain · 1997 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Challenging

Any life story, whether a written autobiography or an oral testimony, is shaped not only by the reworkings of experience through memory and re-evaluation, but also art. Any communication has to use shared conventions…