Footprint: in lieu of life story

Název: Footprint: in lieu of life story
Zdrojový dokument: Brno studies in English. 2010, roč. 36, č. 2, s. [139]-152
Rozsah
[139]-152
  • ISSN
    0524-6881 (print)
    1805-0867 (online)
Type: Článek
Jazyk
anglicky
Licence: Neurčená licence
Abstrakt(y)
This essay both reflects on and dramatizes the propriety of life story and the very idea of transgressive autobiography, through a pastiche of anecdote and critical commentary: on narrative, aging, nature writing, technology, travel, the example of Thoreau, and especially shoes.
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