My many selves : the quest for a plausible harmony / Wayne C. Booth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Booth, Wayne C.

Contributor:

This book is freely available in digital formats through the Utah State University Library Digital Commons., funder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Booth, Wayne C.

Critics--United States--Biography.

Critics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c2006.

Logan Utah State University Press, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his autobiography, My Many Selves, Wayne C. Booth is less concerned with his professional achievements---though the book by no means ignores his distinguished career---than with the personal vision that emerges from a long life lived thoughtfully. For Booth, even the autobiographical process becomes part of a quest to harmonize the diverse, often conflicting aspects of who he was. To see himself clearly and whole, he broke the self down, personified the fragments, uncovered their roots in his experience and background, and engaged those selves and experiences in dialogue. Basic to

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part One My Toughest "Self-Splits" and What Produced Them; Part Two The Splits Multiply-in Somewhat Less Torturous Form; Interlude A Potpourri of Chapters I Refuse to Write (Let Alone Include); Part Three Aging, Religion, and-Surprise!-the Quest for a Plausible Harmony; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

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ISBN:

9786613283481

9781283283489

1283283484

9780874215359

0874215358

OCLC:

476107697

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access