The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study (Classic Reprint)

Anna Robeson Burr

ISBN 10: 1330076834 / ISBN 13: 9781330076835

Published by Forgotten Books, 2019

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book approaches the complex topic of autobiography and the challenges of the autobiographical intention. Through a comparative study of diverse memoirs and personal accounts, the author examines the origins and evolution of subjective introspection from the ancient world to the dawn of the Renaissance. The collection of case studies presented includes canonical figures such as Augustine, Petrarch, and Montaigne, shedding light on the motivations, sincerity, and the complex relationship between the autobiographer and their projected self. This book posits that the rise of the autobiographical form is intricately linked to the development of introspection and the redefinition of spirituality in the post-classical world. Ultimately, the book argues that the autobiographical impulse offers valuable insights into the nature of human identity, memory, and the complexities of self-understanding. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330076834
• ISBN 13: 9781330076835
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Essays

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Excerpt from The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study

To restrain; who has never lacked conviction, to him, indeed, the debt is one the writer would not discharge if she could. It represents but part of an increasing burden of obligation, under which she is joyfully content to rest.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.