Metaphors of Self

James Olney

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Author
James Olney
Publish Date
1981-10-21
Subtitle
The Meaning of Autobiography
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
342
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691013810
ISBN-13
9780691013817
citemno
269322
SKU
9780691013817

Description

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.

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