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010 a| 2006014352;

020 a| 0786425768 (softcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780786425761;

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050 00 a| PS129b| .B53 2006;

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100 1 a| Bidinger, Elizabeth.=| ^A697521;

245 14 a| The ethics of working class autobiography :b| representation of family by four American authors /c| Elizabeth Bidinger.;

300 a| ix, 202 pages ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.;

505 0 a| A world apart : working class autobiographers and their families -- Life with "a formidable woman" : Russell Baker's ethical representations in Growing up -- Inventing the self and the (br)other in John Edgar Wideman's Brothers and keepers -- Autobiography as healing : Agate Nesaule's A woman in amber -- "My folks and their country culture" : inventing authenticity in Bobbie Ann Mason's Clear Springs.;

520 a| "Focusing on the ethics of autobiography, this volume analyzes the works of four writers who spent much of their youth in working-class circumstances yet became highly educated intellectual professionals. It examines the way in which they confront their working-class past. In addition to representing different times, each work recounts the author's struggle with a particular societal element"--Provided by publisher.;

600 10 a| Baker, Russell,d| 1925-2019t| Growing up.=| ^A124337;

600 10 a| Wideman, John Edgart| Brothers and keepers.=| ^A155829;

600 10 a| Nesaule, Agatet| Woman in amber.=| ^A371377;

600 10 a| Mason, Bobbie Annt| Clear Springs.=| ^A68433;

650 0 a| Authors, Americanx| Biographyx| History and criticism.=| ^A236189;

650 0 a| Authors, Americany| 20th centuryv| Biography.=| ^A414805;

650 0 a| Working class authorsz| United Statesv| Biography.=| ^A300235;

650 0 a| Autobiographyx| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A24893;

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The ethics of working class autobiography : representation of family by four American authors / Elizabeth Bidinger.

Author/creator	Bidinger, Elizabeth
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
Description	ix, 202 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Baker, Russell, 1925-2019 Growing up. Wideman, John Edgar Brothers and keepers. Nesaule, Agate Woman in amber. Mason, Bobbie Ann Clear Springs. Authors, American--Biography. --History and criticism. Authors, American--20th century. --Biography. Working class authors--United States. --Biography. Autobiography--Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents	A world apart : working class autobiographers and their families -- Life with "a formidable woman" : Russell Baker's ethical representations in Growing up -- Inventing the self and the (br)other in John Edgar Wideman's Brothers and keepers -- Autobiography as healing : Agate Nesaule's A woman in amber -- "My folks and their country culture" : inventing authenticity in Bobbie Ann Mason's Clear Springs.
Abstract	"Focusing on the ethics of autobiography, this volume analyzes the works of four writers who spent much of their youth in working-class circumstances yet became highly educated intellectual professionals. It examines the way in which they confront their working-class past. In addition to representing different times, each work recounts the author's struggle with a particular societal element"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.
LCCN	2006014352
ISBN	0786425768 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780786425761

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