Design and Truth in Autobiography
Design and Truth in Autobiography by Roy Pascal, published by Taylor & Francis Group on July 11, 2017, is a scholarly exploration of the art of autobiography. This edition, comprising 214 pages, delves into the origins and evolution of autobiographical writing, examining its significance as a form of literary self-expression. The book addresses fundamental questions about the motivations of autobiographers and the reasons behind the genre’s enduring popularity.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of the definition and historical development of autobiography, as well as a discussion on the concept of ‘truth’ within this genre. Pascal investigates the nature of self-knowledge that autobiographical works seek to uncover, making this study relevant for those interested in biography and autobiography, literary criticism, and the craft of writing. This edition serves as a reference for understanding the complexities of autobiographical narratives and their place in literature.
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Originally published in 1960. Is there an art of autobiography? What are its origins and how has it come to acquire the form we know today? For what does the autobiographer seek, and why should it be so popular? This study suggests some of the answers to these questions. It takes the view that autobiography is one of the dominant and characteristic forms of literary self-expression and deserves examination for its own sake. This book outlines a definition of the form and traces its historical origins and development, analyses its ‘truth’ and talks about what sort of self-knowledge it investigates.
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