The Conscience of the Autobiographer: Ethical and Religious Dimensions of Autobiography

By John D. Barbour

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333554922
• ISBN13: 9780333554920
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"