Early Modern Autobiography by Lloyd Davis PAPERBACK 9780472069286

Early Modern AutobiographyTheories, Genres, Practices\nAuthor(s): Lloyd Davis, Ronald Bedford, Philippa Kelly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472069286, 978-0472069286\nSynopsis\nWhy, and in what ways, did late medieval and early modern English people write about themselves, and what was their understanding of how \""selves\"" were made and discussed? This collection goes to the heart of current debate about literature and autobiography, addressing the contentious issues of what is meant by early modern autobiographical writing, how it was done, and what was understood by self-representation in a society whose groupings were both elaborate and highly regulated. Early Modern Autobiography considers the many ways in which autobiographical selves emerged from the late medieval period through the seventeenth century, with the aim of understanding the interaction between those individuals.