New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives

Jo Parnell (Curatore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2019

With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious study of innovative forms of life writing, with a view to reflecting on best practice and offering the reader practical guidance on methods and techniques. Offering a range of practical exercises and an insight into cutting-edge literary methodologies, this is an inspiring and thought-provoking companion for students of literature and creative writing studying courses on life writing, memoir or creative non-fiction.

• Curatore: Jo Parnell
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 236 p.
• Dimensioni: 210 x 148 mm
• Peso: 334 gr.
• EAN: 9781352007183

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