Marcus Laura (Goldsmiths Professor Of English Literature And Fellow Of New College Oxford)
Marcus Laura (Goldsmiths Professor Of English Literature And Fellow Of New College Oxford) - Autobiography: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
Marcus Laura (Goldsmiths Professor Of English Literature And Fellow Of New College Oxford) - Autobiography: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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Description: Autobiography is one of the most popular of written forms. From Casanova to Benjamin Franklin to the Kardashians individuals throughout history have recorded their own lives and experiences. These personal writings are central to the work of literary critics philosophers historians and psychologists who have found in autobiographies from across the centuries not only an understanding of the ways in which lives have been lived but the most fundamental accounts of what it means to be a self in the world. In this Very Short Introduction Laura Marcus defines what we mean by 'autobiography' and considers its relationship with similar literary forms such as memoirs journals letters diaries and essays. Analysing the core themes in autobiographical writing such as confession conversion and testimony; romanticism and the journeying self; Marcus discusses the autobiographical consciousness (and the roles played by time memory and identity) and considers the relationship between psychoanalysis and autobiography. Exploring the themes of self - portraiture and performance Marcus also discusses the ways in which fiction and autobiography have shaped each other. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Autobiography: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Marcus Laura (Goldsmiths Professor Of English Literature And Fellow Of New College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199669240
Pages: 176 Pages, 8 Black And White Images
Publication Date: 10/1/2018
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers
Description: Autobiography is one of the most popular of written forms. From Casanova to Benjamin Franklin to the Kardashians individuals throughout history have recorded their own lives and experiences. These personal writings are central to the work of literary critics philosophers historians and psychologists who have found in autobiographies from across the centuries not only an understanding of the ways in which lives have been lived but the most fundamental accounts of what it means to be a self in the world. In this Very Short Introduction Laura Marcus defines what we mean by 'autobiography' and considers its relationship with similar literary forms such as memoirs journals letters diaries and essays. Analysing the core themes in autobiographical writing such as confession conversion and testimony; romanticism and the journeying self; Marcus discusses the autobiographical consciousness (and the roles played by time memory and identity) and considers the relationship between psychoanalysis and autobiography. Exploring the themes of self - portraiture and performance Marcus also discusses the ways in which fiction and autobiography have shaped each other. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Autobiography: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Marcus Laura (Goldsmiths Professor Of English Literature And Fellow Of New College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199669240
Pages: 176 Pages, 8 Black And White Images
Publication Date: 10/1/2018
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers
