Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments

Using the Icelandic context, SigurO.ur Gylfi Magnusson examines egodocuments as distinct and fascinating manifestations of microhistory, reflecting on their nature, the circumstances in which they originated, and their strengths and weaknesses for scholarly research. Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments successfully makes the case for egodocuments being an intriguing part of the material culture of their time, with ample consideration given to the role of the book within individual households and the impact a source such as autobiography has had on people''s daily lives. Magnusson also provides an insightful historiographical account of how the egodocument has been used in historical works both in Iceland and elsewhere in the world since the 19th century.>

Préface
An exploration of Icelandic autobiography and the wider nature of egodocuments and their function as historical sources.

Auteur
Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon is Professor of Cultural History and Chair of the Center for Microhistorical Research at University of Iceland, Iceland. He has written 28 published books, including Archive, Slow Ideology and Egodocuments as Microhistorical Autobiography: Potential History (2021) and Emotional Experience and Microhistory (2020). He is also co-editor, with István M. Szijártó, of the Microhistories book series.

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Using the Icelandic context, Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon examines egodocuments as distinct and fascinating manifestations of microhistory, reflecting on their nature, the circumstances in which they originated, and their strengths and weaknesses for scholarly research. Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments successfully makes the case for egodocuments being an intriguing part of the material culture of their time, with ample consideration given to the role of the book within individual households and the impact a source such as autobiography has had on people's daily lives. Magnússon also provides an insightful historiographical account of how the egodocument has been used in historical works both in Iceland and elsewhere in the world since the 19th century.

Contenu
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Part I Introduction: Culture and Society Part II Historiography and Theoretical Framework 1 . The Biographical Tradition and the Icelandic School of Microhistory 2. Egodocuments in the Twentieth Century 3. The Autobiographical Expression 4. The Formation of the Self Part III The Autobiography and Life 5. Icelandic Egodocuments 6. Egodocuments and the Environment 7. The Autobiography and the Life Course Part IV Conclusion: Face 2 Face with the General Public References Select Bibliography Index