Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments

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Autobiographical Traditions in Egodocuments is written by Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1350413194 (ISBN 10) and 9781350413191 (ISBN 13).

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.