Marginal voices, marginal forms : diaries in European literature and history /

"Diaristic writing has often been relegated to the fringes of literary studies as a marginal cultural activity. This volume seeks to challenge that marginality by exploring some of the wide-ranging forms of literary practice encompassed by diaristic writing in Europe from the Renaissance to the...

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Other Authors: Langford, Rachael, Langford, Rachael, 1969-, West, Russell (Russell Brian), West, Russell, West-Pavlov, Russell, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Atlanta, GA : Rodopi, 1999
Amsterdam ; Atlanta, GA. : 1999
Amsterdam ; Atlanta, GA. : 1999
Series:Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 34
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft 34
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 34
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft 34
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : diaries and margins / Rachael Langford, Russell West
  • Self-exploration in early modern English diaries / Jürgen Schlaeger
  • The exploitation of subjectivity : Daniel Defoe's Journal of the plague year / Frank Lay
  • Dissecting the cannibal : comparing the function of the autopsy principle in the diaries and narratives of Cook's second voyage / Vanessa Agnew
  • Views beyond the Alps : an American in Turin : the journal of Caroline Marsh / Luisa Quartermaine
  • In the margins of the private diary : The notes : Edmond and Jules de Goncourt's Notes sur l'Italie 1855-1866 / Jean-Pierre Guillerm
  • Revolutionary times : the use of the diary form to contest the French Third Republic in the Jacques Vingtras trilogy by Jules Vallès / Rachael Langford
  • Space and language in the private diary : Conrad's Congo diaries / Russell West
  • The diaries of Josep Pla : reflections on the personal diary, draft diary, and elaborated diary / Xavier Pla
  • Contingent selves : Simone de Beauvoir's use of the "journal intime" / Ursula Tidd
  • From the forgotten everyday life of tyranny : the diaries of Victor Klemperer / Susanne zur Nieden
  • Saving the child : the "universalisation" of Anne Frank / Hanno Loewy
  • The practice of personal writing by non-writers : memory, history, and writing / Anne Roche
  • The practice of the private journal : chronicle of an investigation (1986-1998) / Philippe Lejeune
  • Introduction: Diaries and Margins / Rachael Langford and Russell West
  • Self-Exploration in Early Modern English Diaries / Jurgen Schlaeger
  • Exploitation of Subjectivity: Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year / Frank Lay
  • Dissecting the Cannibal: Comparing the Function of the Autopsy Principle in the Diaries and Narratives of Cook's Second Voyage / Vanessa Agnew
  • Views Beyond the Alps: An American in Turin - The Journal of Caroline Marsh / Luisa Quartermaine
  • In the Margins of the Private Diary: The Notes - Edmond and Jules de Goncourt's Notes sur l'Italie 1855-1866 / Jean-Pierre Guillerm
  • Revolutionary Times: The Use of the Diary Form to Contest the French Third Republic in the Jacques Vingtras Trilogy by Jules Valles / Rachael Langford
  • Space and Language in the Private Diary: Conrad's Congo Diaries / Russell West
  • Diaries of Josep Pla: Reflections on the Personal Diary, Draft Diary and Elaborated Diary / Xavier Pla
  • Contingent Selves: Simone de Beauvoir's Use of the 'Journal Intime' / Ursula Tidd
  • From the Forgotten Everyday Life of Tyranny: The Diaries of Victor Klemperer / Susanne zur Nieden
  • Saving the Child: The 'Universalisation' of Anne Frank / Hanno Loewy
  • Practice of Personal Writing by Non-Writers: Memory, History and Writing / Anne Roche
  • Practice of the Private Journal: Chronicle of an Investigation (1986-1998) / Philippe Lejeune
  • Introduction: Diaries and Margins / Rachael Langford and Russell West
  • Self-Exploration in Early Modern English Diaries / Jurgen Schlaeger
  • The Exploitation of Subjectivity: Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year / Frank Lay
  • Dissecting the Cannibal: Comparing the Function of the Autopsy Principle in the Diaries and Narratives of Cook's Second Voyage / Vanessa Agnew
  • Views Beyond the Alps: An American in Turin - The Journal of Caroline Marsh / Luisa Quartermaine
  • In the Margins of the Private Diary: The Notes - Edmond and Jules de Goncourt's Notes sur l'Italie 1855-1866 / Jean-Pierre Guillerm
  • Revolutionary Times: The Use of the Diary Form to Contest the French Third Republic in the Jacques Vingtras Trilogy by Jules Valles / Rachael Langford
  • Space and Language in the Private Diary: Conrad's Congo Diaries / Russell West
  • The Diaries of Josep Pla: Reflections on the Personal Diary, Draft Diary and Elaborated Diary / Xavier Pla
  • Contingent Selves: Simone de Beauvoir's Use of the 'Journal Intime' / Ursula Tidd
  • From the Forgotten Everyday Life of Tyranny: The Diaries of Victor Klemperer / Susanne zur Nieden
  • Saving the Child: The 'Universalisation' of Anne Frank / Hanno Loewy
  • The Practice of Personal Writing by Non-Writers: Memory, History and Writing / Anne Roche
  • The Practice of the Private Journal: Chronicle of an Investigation (1986-1998) / Philippe Lejeune