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Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments

Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon
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19th century
20th century
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autobiography
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cultural history
cultural studies
daily life
diary
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ethnology
evidence
expression
historical approaches
historical methods
historical source
historiography
household
individual
literary theory
material culture
memoir
microhistory
modern European history
personal account
primary source
Scandinavian history
self
social history
society

Product details

  • ISBN 9781350413177
  • Weight: 557g
  • Dimensions: 160 x 238mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Dec 2023
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

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.
About Sigurdur Gylfi Magnusson
Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon is Professor of Cultural History and Chair of the Center for Microhistorical Research at University of Iceland, Iceland. He has written 28 published books, including Archive, Slow Ideology and Egodocuments as Microhistorical Autobiography: Potential History (2021) and Emotional Experience and Microhistory (2020). He is also co-editor, with István M. Szijártó, of the Microhistories book series.

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