This is the first comprehensive assessment of the major periods and varieties of American autobiography. The eleven original essays in this volume do not only s

The idea of America has always encouraged apocalyptic visions. The 'American Dream' has not only imagined the prospect of material prosperity; it has also imagi

What can there possibly be left to say about . . .? This common litany, resonant both in and outside of academia, reflects a growing sense that the number of su