Autobiography Contract

Author: Lézine
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Autobiography is a biography written by a person about themselves, based on the commitment to truth. The purpose of this book is to explore the operating mechanisms and unique characteristics of the work from a textual perspective. The author defines autobiography, reviews the philosophical (introspection), religious (confession), and social (memoir) traditions that gave rise to personal literature, and compiles a list of autobiographical works by 175 authors. It is a foundational work in the study of Western autobiography.