Autofiction, Emotions, and Humour - A Playfully Serious Affective Mode (Hardcover)

Autofiction is often associated with humour, irony, and play. Moreover, authors of autofictional texts are frequently criticised for a lack of seriousness or for failing to straightforwardly and in their own voice engage with a given topic. Yet very few autofictional texts are exclusively, or even primarily, playful. Many employ humour and irony to address very serious subject matter. This volume explores how these seemingly opposed characteristics of autofictional texts in fact work together. The contributions in this volume show that autofictional texts often make use of humour and play in a productive and meaningful way, tackling issues such as human rights violations, historical and collective as well as personal trauma, and struggle with psychological or physical illness and abuse. On the basis of geographically wide-ranging case studies, including texts from South America, South Africa, the United States, and Europe, this book explores how, in which contexts, and to which effects autofictional texts reveal their authors' complex and often painful psychological experiences and engage the emotions of their readers. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Life Writing.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Life Writing
Release date:	December 2022
First published:	2023
Editors:	Alexandra Effe • Arnaud Schmitt
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-241106-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-03-241106-6
Barcode:	9781032411064

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