{"product_id":"as-told-by-herself-womens-childhood-autobiography-1845-1969-hardback-9780299339104","title":"As Told by Herself; Women's Childhood Autobiography, 1845-1969 (Hardback) 9780299339104","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAs Told by Herself\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen's Childhood Autobiography, 1845-1969\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLorna Martens (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299339104\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 October 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.284 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs Told by Herself \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the first systematic study of women's autobiographical writing about childhood. More than 175 works—primarily from English-speaking countries and France, as well as other European countries—are presented here in historical sequence, allowing Lorna Martens to discern and reveal patterns as they emerge and change over time. What do the authors divulge, conceal, and emphasize? How do they understand the experience of growing up as girls? How do they understand themselves as parts of family or social groups, and what role do other individuals play in their recollections? To what extent do they concern themselves with issues of memory, truth, and fictionalization?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stopping just before second-wave feminism brought an explosion in women's childhood autobiographical writing, \u003ci\u003eAs Told by Herself\u003c\/i\u003e explores the genre's roots and development from the mid-nineteenth century, and recovers many works that have been neglected or forgotten. The result illustrates how previous generations of women—in a variety of places and circumstances—understood themselves and their upbringing, and how they thought to present themselves to contemporary and future readers. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Beginnings: Women’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiography Prior to World War I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiography in France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMother-Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eConflict\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemembering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Self-Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Working-Class Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiography in England, the United States, Australia, and Ireland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eWe\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Study\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eShort Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Victim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapturing the Child'\u003cbr\u003es Vision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inner Life of the Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMixing Genres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiography Elsewhere around 1900\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. The Interwar Years: Memoirs and Semi-Memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-Memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e1935\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003cbr\u003eSplendor in the Grass”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouvenirs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. The Interwar Years: The Golden Age of Psychological Self-Portraiture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-portraits in the 1920s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow I Became What I Became\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn Your\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFace\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-Expression in the 1930s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf-Assertion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Child’\u003cbr\u003es Vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Study\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Women’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiography during World War II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-Memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-Focused Works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf-Assertion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemembering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNest and the Challenges beyond It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Women’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiography from the End of the Second World War through the 1960s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutobiographies of Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Self-Focused Autobiographies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRelationships\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Child’\u003cbr\u003es Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Stylistic Mix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography of Women’\u003cbr\u003es Childhood Autobiographies to 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530905022744,"sku":"9780299339104","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/as-told-by-herself-womens-childhood-autobiography-1845-1969-hardback-9780299339104","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}