The Value of Worthless Lives: Writing Italian American Immigrant Autobiographies

Contents

Contents Introduction 1 part i 1 Autobiography: The Literary Genre of Immigration 11 Definitions of Autobiography  Autobiography as a Historical Document  Immigration and Autobiography Autobiography of the ‘‘Other’’: Ethnic and Minority Voices  Quiet Individualism  Textual Considerations part ii 2 The Working-Class Writer 49 3 Immigrant Artists 90 4 The Spiritual Immigrant 104 5 Immigrant Women 116 6 Toward Success 132 Conclusion 155 Notes 157 Bibliography 215 Index 229 v the value of worthless lives ...