
Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments
Icelandic Literacy Practices
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Culture and History
- Part II Historiography and Theoretical Framework
- 1 The Biographical Tradition and the Icelandic School of Microhistory
- 2 Egodocuments in the Twentieth Century
- 3 The Autobiographical Expression
- 4 The Formation of the Self
- Part III The Autobiography and Life
- 5 Icelandic Egodocuments
- 6 Egodocuments and the Environment
- 7 The Autobiography and the Life Course
- Part IV Conclusion
- Face 2 Face with the General Public
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright