| Description |
xxviii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Theory and history of literature ; v. 52 |
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Theory and history of literature ; v. 52
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| Contents |
Pt. I: Autobiography: theory of the genre and analysis of discourse -- The autobiographical pact -- Autobiography in the third person -- The ironic narrative of childhood: Vallès -- The order of narrative in Sartre's Les Mots -- Looking at a self-portrait -- The autobiographical pact (bis) -- Pt. II: Autobiography, history, and contemporary civilization -- Autobiography and literary history -- Autobiography and social history in the nineteenth century -- The autobiography of those who do not write -- Teaching people to write their life story |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-276) |
| Subject |
Authors, French -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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Autobiography.
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| Author |
Eakin, Paul John.
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| LC no. |
87038068 |
| ISBN |
0816616310 |
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0816616329 |
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