Metaphors of Self: The Meaning of Autobiography

by James Olney

Book Overview

James Olney examines the writings of seven men--Montaigne, Jung, George Fox, Darwin, Newman, Mills, and Eliot--and traces the essential and unique autobiographical impulse, and in a real sense makes it live. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691013810
• ISBN13: 9780691013817
• Release Date: October 1981
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.