{"product_id":"interpreting-the-self","title":"Interpreting the Self","description":"In this ambitious study, Diane Bjorklund explores the historical nature of self-narrative. Examining over 100 American autobiographers published in the last two centuries, she discusses not only well-known autobiographies such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie but also many obscure ones such as a traveling book peddler, a minstrel, a hotel proprietress, an itinerant preacher, a West Point cadet, and a hoopskirt wire manufacturer. Bjorklund draws on the colorful stories of these autobiographers to show how their historical epoch shapes their understandings of self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A refreshingly welcome approach to this intriguing topic. . . . [Bjorklund's] extensive and systematic approach to her source material is impressive and enriches our understanding of this essential subject.\"—\u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bjorklund studies both famous and obscure writers, and her clear prose style and copious quotations provide insight into the many aspects of the changing American self.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54218344857944,"sku":"9780226054483","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780226054483_1a0a7411-fc38-4542-a43d-bad6685ca42e.jpg?v=1769749231","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/interpreting-the-self","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}