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French Autobiography Devices and Desires: Rousseau to Perec

Michael Sheringham

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This important book uses close readings of sixteen key French autobiographers to provide a major contribution to theoretical discussions of the genre. Sheringham traces the development of autobiography in French from Rousseau, exploring the differing devices with which autobiographers have dealt with enduring challenges: the difficulty of self-scrutiny, the self as textual construct, the relation to the reader, the problem of memory, and the influence of other texts and people.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Release: November 11, 1993

ISBN: 0198158432

ISBN 13: 9780198158431

French Autobiography Devices and Desires: Rousseau to Perec

Michael Sheringham

4.5/5 ( ratings)

This important book uses close readings of sixteen key French autobiographers to provide a major contribution to theoretical discussions of the genre. Sheringham traces the development of autobiography in French from Rousseau, exploring the differing devices with which autobiographers have dealt with enduring challenges: the difficulty of self-scrutiny, the self as textual construct, the relation to the reader, the problem of memory, and the influence of other texts and people.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Release: November 11, 1993

ISBN: 0198158432

ISBN 13: 9780198158431

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