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Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir

$36.95

Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir

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SKU: 9780226793801 Category: Product ID: 270490

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Title: Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir
Author: DE BRES HELENA
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 10/09/2021
Imprint: CHICAGO UNIVERSITY PRESS
Price: $36.95
Publishing status: Active

Offers a philosophical perspective on the nature and value of writing a memoir.

Artful Truths offers a concise guide to the fundamental philosophical questions that arise when writing a literary work about your own life. Bringing a philosopher’s perspective to a general audience, Helena de Bres addresses what a memoir is, how the genre relates to fiction, memoirists’ responsibilities to their readers and subjects, and the question of why to write a memoir at all. Along the way, she delves into a wide range of philosophical issues, including the nature of the self, the limits of knowledge, the idea of truth, the obligations of friendship, the relationship between morality and art, and the question of what makes a life meaningful.

Written in a clear and conversational style, it offers a resource for those who write, teach, and study memoirs, as well as those who love to read them. With a combination of literary and philosophical knowledge, de Bres takes the many challenges directed at memoirists seriously, while ultimately standing in defense of a genre that, for all its perplexities-and maybe partly because of them-continually proves to be both beloved and valuable.

ISBN: 9780226793801
Dimension: 216mm X 140mm
Pages: 248

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Dimensions 216 × 140 mm