Prison life writing: conversion and the literary roots of the U.S. prison system

"The first full-length study of prison life writing, this book shows how the autobiographical literature of incarcerated people is consistently based on a conversion narrative, the same narrative that underpins prison rehabilitation. By demonstrating how prison life writing interlocks with inst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rolston, Simon 1977- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Press [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 1477
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Keywords:
Prisoners' writings, American > History and criticism
Prisoners > United States > Biography > History and criticism
Prisoners in literature
Prisons in literature
Conversion in literature
Prisons > United States
Prisoners ; Biography
Prisoners' writings, American
Prisons
Criticism, interpretation, etc
United States
Gefangenenliteratur > Autobiografische Literatur > Strafgefangener > Umkehr
USA > Gefangenenliteratur > Autobiografie
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