‘Not a Good Forgetter’: H.H. Richardson’s Recasting of the Past in Myself When Young
Abstract
Examines the relationship between autobiographical truths and 'fictional embroidering' in Richardson's autobiography in terms of its representation of familial relationships, arguing that the work is animated by a 'strong drive to refigure her past in ways which made the absent paternal a source of self-confirmation rather than of shame, and which cumulatively accentuated her self-authorship by denying her alma mater and her mother all but the most mundane influence on their future prodigy.'
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Published 1 May 1998 in Volume 18 No. 3. Subjects: Australian novels & novelists, Autobiographies, Families, Family relationships, School life, Writer's craft, Writer's inspiration.
Cite as: Ackland, Michael. ‘‘Not a Good Forgetter’: H.H. Richardson’s Recasting of the Past in Myself When Young.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 18, no. 3, 1998, doi: 10.20314/als.c0f8a62698.