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This review evaluates Paul John Eakin's exploration of identity formation through narrative techniques.

May 25, 2010

Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative

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This review evaluates Paul John Eakin's exploration of identity formation through narrative techniques.
Analysis of Eakin's book focusing on its themes of identity and narrative construction.
Literary critique of autobiography and its role in self-identity.
Identifies narrative as a crucial mechanism in shaping personal and cultural identity.
Highlights the interplay between storytelling and self-conception.

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Book Review| June 01 2010 Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative Paul John Eakin, Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008. xvii + 184 pp. Eyal Segal Eyal Segal Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Poetics Today (2010) 31 (2): 375–377. https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-2009-031 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Eyal Segal; Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative. Poetics Today 1 June 2010; 31 (2): 375–377. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-2009-031 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsPoetics Today Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

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