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Burdens of Proof: Faith, Doubt, and Identity in Autobiography

Burdens of Proof: Faith, Doubt, and Identity in Autobiography

Egan, Susanna

Paperback

Series: Life Writing

Historical FiguresLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1554583330
ISBN13: 9781554583331
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr
Published: Apr 20 2011
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Autobiographical impostures, once they come to light, appear to us as outrageous, scandalous. They confuse lived and textual identity (the person in the world and the character in the text) and call into question what we believe, what we doubt, and how we receive information. In the process, they tell us a lot about cultural norms and anxieties. Burdens of Proof: Faith, Doubt, and Identity in Autobiography examines a broad range of impostures in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and asks about each one: Why this particular imposture? Why here and now?

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