After Franklin: The Emergence of Autobiography in Post-revolutionary America, 1780-1830University Press of New England, 2001 - 241 من الصفحات Although much has been written about Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, other writers of what Stephen Arch calls “self-biographies” in post-revolutionary America have received scant scholarly attention. This rich variety of texts dramatically shows the complex nature of 19th-century concepts of identity. Arguing that “autobiography” is a modern invention, Arch shows its emergence in the older, conservative self-biographies of Alexander Graydon, Benjamin Rush, and Ethan Allen and in the newer, more progressive, and even radical self-biographies of K. White, Elizabeth Fisher, Stephen Burroughs, and John Fitch. Describing the evolution of a concept as elastic as “the self” is not easy, but Arch offers a unique and imaginative study of the emergence of a specifically modern American identity. |
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... printed narrative ) and " Religious Principles ; Domestic Events " ( very near the end of the printed narrative ) . The narrative has a tripartite structure 80 SELF - BIOGRAPHY.
... printed narrative ) and " Religious Principles ; Domestic Events " ( very near the end of the printed narrative ) . The narrative has a tripartite structure 80 SELF - BIOGRAPHY.
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... ( printed in italicized capitals ) ; and the copyright information , which declares that the narra- tive was " printed for the author " ( printed in capitals ) . The variety of types employed on the title page also calls attention to the ...
... ( printed in italicized capitals ) ; and the copyright information , which declares that the narra- tive was " printed for the author " ( printed in capitals ) . The variety of types employed on the title page also calls attention to the ...
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... printed most of part one of Franklin's manuscript in Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine from May 1790 through May 1791 ; and Mathew Carey printed a con- densation of all four parts of the manuscript in American Museum in July and ...
... printed most of part one of Franklin's manuscript in Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine from May 1790 through May 1791 ; and Mathew Carey printed a con- densation of all four parts of the manuscript in American Museum in July and ...
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Travels through Life | 74 |
Ethan Allen and the Republican Self | 93 |
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