Autobiography: A Very Short Introduction

by Laura Marcus

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199669244
• ISBN13: 9780199669240
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"