The Conscience of the Autobiographer: Ethical and Religious Dimensions of Autobiography
- ISBN-10
- 0230371086
- ISBN-13
- 9780230371088
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-08-25
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- J. Barbour
Description
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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