By Adam Smyth

A heritage of English Autobiography explores the family tree of autobiographical writing in England from the medieval interval to the electronic period. starting with an in depth advent that charts vital theoretical contributions to the sector, this historical past contains wide-ranging essays that remove darkness from the legacy of English autobiography. geared up thematically, those essays survey the multilayered writings of such varied authors as Chaucer, Bunyan, Carlyle, Newman, Wilde and Woolf. Written through a number of prime students, this heritage is the definitive, single-volume assortment on English autobiography and may function a useful reference for experts and scholars alike.

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