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The stories we are : an essay on self-creation / William Lowell Randall.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Randall, William Lowell, 1950- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Canada : University of Toronto Press, 2014.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Psychology and literature.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Psychological aspects.
Fiction > Psychological aspects.
Psychology > Biographical methods.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PROLOGUE
  • I. THE AESTHETICS OF LIVING
  • Introduction
  • The Question of Creativity
  • The Creation of the Self
  • The Means of Self-Creation
  • The Story of My Life
  • The Art of Living
  • Summary
  • II. LIFE AND LITERATURE
  • Introduction
  • The Allure of Story
  • The Links between Story and Life
  • The Element of Plot
  • The Element of Character
  • The Element of Point of View
  • The Stories of Our Lives
  • Summary
  • III. THE POETICS OF LEARNING
  • Introduction.
  • The Autobiographical ImperativeThe Re-storying of Our Souls
  • The Novel-ty of Our Lives
  • The Stories We Leave Untold
  • The Range of Storying Styles
  • The Art of Living Reconsidered
  • Summary
  • EPILOGUE
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
  • Z.

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