Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior

Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior

This thesis considers past autobiographical theory and questions whether it addresses the autobiography of the female writer. Autobiographies of Harriet Jacobs, Margaret Sanger, and Maxine Hong Kingston are examined to reveal their polyvocality, use of the autobiographical "I", and rhetori...

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Main Author: Modzelewski, Ann Shirley
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2003
Subjects:
Bakhtin
M
(Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich)
1895-1975
Sanger
Margaret
1879-1966
Jacobs
Harriet A
(Harriet Ann)
1813-1897
Kingston
Maxine Hong
Smith
Sidonie
Women's studies > Biographical methods
Autobiography > Women authors
Biography > 20th century
English language > Rhetoric
American Literature
Rhetoric
Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2468
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3485&context=etd-project
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spelling ndltd-csusb.edu-oai-scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu-etd-project-34852019-10-23T03:32:52Z Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior Modzelewski, Ann Shirley This thesis considers past autobiographical theory and questions whether it addresses the autobiography of the female writer. Autobiographies of Harriet Jacobs, Margaret Sanger, and Maxine Hong Kingston are examined to reveal their polyvocality, use of the autobiographical "I", and rhetorical strategies maintained in order to create a close relationship with the reader. Particular attention is paid to Mikhail Bakhtin's theory of dialogism and Sidonie Smith's autobiographical "I." 2003-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2468 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3485&context=etd-project Theses Digitization Project CSUSB ScholarWorks Bakhtin M M (Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich) 1895-1975 Sanger Margaret 1879-1966 Jacobs Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897 Kingston Maxine Hong Smith Sidonie Women's studies -- Biographical methods Autobiography -- Women authors Biography -- 20th century English language -- Rhetoric American Literature Rhetoric
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format Others
sources NDLTD
topic Bakhtin
M
M
(Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich)
1895-1975
Sanger
Margaret
1879-1966
Jacobs
Harriet A
(Harriet Ann)
1813-1897
Kingston
Maxine Hong
Smith
Sidonie
Women's studies -- Biographical methods
Autobiography -- Women authors
Biography -- 20th century
English language -- Rhetoric
American Literature
Rhetoric
spellingShingle Bakhtin
M
M
(Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich)
1895-1975
Sanger
Margaret
1879-1966
Jacobs
Harriet A
(Harriet Ann)
1813-1897
Kingston
Maxine Hong
Smith
Sidonie
Women's studies -- Biographical methods
Autobiography -- Women authors
Biography -- 20th century
English language -- Rhetoric
American Literature
Rhetoric
Modzelewski, Ann Shirley
Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior
description This thesis considers past autobiographical theory and questions whether it addresses the autobiography of the female writer. Autobiographies of Harriet Jacobs, Margaret Sanger, and Maxine Hong Kingston are examined to reveal their polyvocality, use of the autobiographical "I", and rhetorical strategies maintained in order to create a close relationship with the reader. Particular attention is paid to Mikhail Bakhtin's theory of dialogism and Sidonie Smith's autobiographical "I."
author Modzelewski, Ann Shirley
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author_sort Modzelewski, Ann Shirley
title Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior
title_short Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior
title_full Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior
title_fullStr Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior
title_full_unstemmed Internal dialogues: Construction of the self in The Woman Warrior
title_sort internal dialogues: construction of the self in the woman warrior
publisher CSUSB ScholarWorks
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