AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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Autor(a) principal: de Mancelos, João
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34630/polissema.v0i14.3044
Resumo: When asked to write her autobiography, dancer Isadora Duncan replied: “How can we write the truth about ourselves? Do we even know it?”. Autobiography, the writing of the self, constitutes a difficult genre, and poses several challenges in terms of style and narrative strategies: a) Which moments in the life of an individual should be selected? b) How can one turn public private and intimate experiences?; c) Which techniques belonging to the realm of fictional narrative can be successfully adapted to the art of autobiography? In this paper, I’m interested in debating the main problems that writers, musicians and actors, such as Maya Angelou, Bob Dylan or Michael J. Fox, associate with autobiographical writing. I also analyze a few techniques authors employed to solve or minimize those issues. To do so, I resort to the opinion of autobiographers; to the essays of specialists in creative writing; and to my experience as a teacher and researcher in that field.
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spelling AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHYAutobriografiaestratégias narrativasMaya AngelouBob DylanMichael J. FoxAutobiographynarrative strategiesMaya AngelouBob DylanMichael J. FoxWhen asked to write her autobiography, dancer Isadora Duncan replied: “How can we write the truth about ourselves? Do we even know it?”. Autobiography, the writing of the self, constitutes a difficult genre, and poses several challenges in terms of style and narrative strategies: a) Which moments in the life of an individual should be selected? b) How can one turn public private and intimate experiences?; c) Which techniques belonging to the realm of fictional narrative can be successfully adapted to the art of autobiography? In this paper, I’m interested in debating the main problems that writers, musicians and actors, such as Maya Angelou, Bob Dylan or Michael J. Fox, associate with autobiographical writing. I also analyze a few techniques authors employed to solve or minimize those issues. To do so, I resort to the opinion of autobiographers; to the essays of specialists in creative writing; and to my experience as a teacher and researcher in that field.Quando lhe pediram para escrever a sua autobiografia, a bailarina Isadora Duncan respondeu: “How can we write the truth about ourselves? Do we even know it?”. Autobiografia, a escrita do eu, constitui um género difícil e coloca vários desafios em termos de estilo e de estratégias narrativas: a) Que momentos da vida de um indivíduo devem ser selecionados? b) Como se é possível tornar públicas as experiências mais privadas e íntimas?; c) Que técnicas pertencentes ao reino da ficção narrativa podem ser adaptadas com êxito à arte da autobiografia? Neste artigo, proponho-me debater os principais problemas que escritores, músicos e atores como Maya Angelou, Bob Dylan or Michael J. Fox associam à escrita autobiográfica. Analiso também algumas técnicas que esses autores empregaram para resolver ou minimizar as dificuldades. Para tanto, recorro à opinião de autobiógrafos; a ensaios de especialistas na área da escrita criativa; e à minha experiência como professor de Escrita Criativa e Guionismo.Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto2019-05-02info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.34630/polissema.v0i14.3044https://doi.org/10.34630/polissema.v0i14.3044POLISSEMA – ISCAP Journal of Letters; No. 14 (2014); 157-172POLISSEMA – Revista de Letras do ISCAP; Núm. 14 (2014); 157-172POLISSEMA; No 14 (2014); 157-172POLISSEMA – Revista de Letras do ISCAP; N.º 14 (2014); 157-1722184-710X1645-1937reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://parc.ipp.pt/index.php/Polissema/article/view/3044https://parc.ipp.pt/index.php/Polissema/article/view/3044/999Direitos de Autor (c) 2014 POLISSEMA – Revista de Letras do ISCAPinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Mancelos, João2024-02-01T20:17:27Zoai:oai.parc.ipp.pt:article/3044Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:00:50.379268Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
spellingShingle AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
de Mancelos, João
Autobriografia
estratégias narrativas
Maya Angelou
Bob Dylan
Michael J. Fox
Autobiography
narrative strategies
Maya Angelou
Bob Dylan
Michael J. Fox
title_short AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
title_full AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
title_fullStr AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
title_full_unstemmed AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
title_sort AS I HEAR MY VOICE CALLING: ISSUES AND MATTERS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
author de Mancelos, João
author_facet de Mancelos, João
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv de Mancelos, João
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Autobriografia
estratégias narrativas
Maya Angelou
Bob Dylan
Michael J. Fox
Autobiography
narrative strategies
Maya Angelou
Bob Dylan
Michael J. Fox
topic Autobriografia
estratégias narrativas
Maya Angelou
Bob Dylan
Michael J. Fox
Autobiography
narrative strategies
Maya Angelou
Bob Dylan
Michael J. Fox
description When asked to write her autobiography, dancer Isadora Duncan replied: “How can we write the truth about ourselves? Do we even know it?”. Autobiography, the writing of the self, constitutes a difficult genre, and poses several challenges in terms of style and narrative strategies: a) Which moments in the life of an individual should be selected? b) How can one turn public private and intimate experiences?; c) Which techniques belonging to the realm of fictional narrative can be successfully adapted to the art of autobiography? In this paper, I’m interested in debating the main problems that writers, musicians and actors, such as Maya Angelou, Bob Dylan or Michael J. Fox, associate with autobiographical writing. I also analyze a few techniques authors employed to solve or minimize those issues. To do so, I resort to the opinion of autobiographers; to the essays of specialists in creative writing; and to my experience as a teacher and researcher in that field.
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