Barbour The Conscience of the Autobiographer
Erscheinungsjahr 1992
ISBN: 978-0-230-37108-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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Ethical and Religious Dimensions of Autobiography
E-Book, Englisch, 199 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Studies in Literature and Religion
ISBN: 978-0-230-37108-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience.
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Weitere Infos & Material
General Editor's Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Conscience and Truthfulness - Character and Characterization - Conscience in the Essays of Montaigne and Johnson - Franklin and the Critics of Individualism - Ressentiment, Public Virtues, and Malcolm X - Shame in the Autobiographies of Mary McCarthy - Conclusion - Notes - Index




