Autobiography in a feminine key.This study throws light on the following questions: Does the autobiography autobiography: see biography. autobiography Biography of oneself narrated by oneself. Little autobiographical literature exists from antiquity and the Middle Ages; with a handful of exceptions, the form begins to appear only in the 15th century. written by women have a specificity of its own? And if it does, is there a difference between the autobiographies written in the same language by women of different cultures? Selected samples of autobiographies and fictional autobiographies by French and Francophone Fran·co·phone or fran·co·phone n. A French-speaking person, especially in a region where two or more languages are spoken. adj. French-speaking. North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. women writers are considered. Feminist autobiographies by North African women are overshadowed by that of the group; writers introduce the story of a whole society with its problems and ambitions, through their life stories, displaying historical and social events which they lived and witnessed. For both, the French seems a vehicle of expression that allows a free flow of reminiscences. For both, issues of gender and female identity, focusing on the body and its rediscovery Noun 1. rediscovery - the act of discovering again discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something rediscovery n → redescubrimiento , are fundamental. The mother is also a foregrounded figure in women's autobiographies. |
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