Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments
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Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments

Icelandic Literacy Practices

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eBook - ePub

Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments

Icelandic Literacy Practices

About this book

Using the Icelandic context, Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon examines egodocuments as distinct and fascinating manifestations of microhistory, reflecting on their nature, the circumstances in which they originated, and their strengths and weaknesses for scholarly research. Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments successfully makes the case for egodocuments being an intriguing part of the material culture of their time, with ample consideration given to the role of the book within individual households and the impact a source such as autobiography has had on people's daily lives. Magnússon also provides an insightful historiographical account of how the egodocument has been used in historical works both in Iceland and elsewhere in the world since the 19th century.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Contents
  5. List of illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Part I Introduction
  8. Culture and History
  9. Part II Historiography and Theoretical Framework
  10. 1 The Biographical Tradition and the Icelandic School of Microhistory
  11. 2 Egodocuments in the Twentieth Century
  12. 3 The Autobiographical Expression
  13. 4 The Formation of the Self
  14. Part III The Autobiography and Life
  15. 5 Icelandic Egodocuments
  16. 6 Egodocuments and the Environment
  17. 7 The Autobiography and the Life Course
  18. Part IV Conclusion
  19. Face 2 Face with the General Public
  20. Notes
  21. Select Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. Copyright