Women and Autobiography

Autobiography as evidenced by best-seller lists is one of the most popular literary genres. However because critics have long dismissed it as subpar literature little attention has been paid to autobiography particularly accounts by women.<P><I>Women and Autobiography</I> edited by Martine Watson Brownley and Allison B. Kimmich offers an insightful perspective on this often overlooked field. This text gives a compact comprehensive overview of women's autobiography providing historical back-ground and contemporary criticism along with selections from a range of autobiographies by women. Developed primarily for undergraduates <I>Women and Autobiography</I> combines theory and practice by pairing autobiographical selections and criticism.</P> This book is a useful tool for courses in autobiography literature by women and women's studies.