Biography & Autobiography

This book, first published in 1934, contains the recollections of the varied and coloured life of a great pianist and composer, who is one of the most striking figures of the musical world. Rachmaninoff dictated his memoires to the author of this book, and much of the story is therefore told in the ..

Originally published in 1993. This book explores the process by which individuals reconstruct the meaning and significance of past experience...

Originally published in 2003, Charles Edward Horn's Memoirs of His Father and Himself is an annotated collection of the memoirs of Charles Edward Horn. ..

Contributors to Teaching Lives consider what makes the teaching of life narratives different from teaching other kinds of subjects, and why it has such a critical role to play in contemporary education. It was originally published as a special issue of a/b: Auto/Biography Studies...

This collection offers a diverse and engaging selection of case studies to consider the significance of autobiographies of childhood and youth to broader considerations of autobiographical story telling._x000D_ This book was originally published as a special issue of Prose Studies...

This collection offers a diverse and engaging selection of case studies to consider the significance of autobiographies of childhood and youth to broader considerations of autobiographical story telling._x005F_x005F_x000D_ This book was originally published as a special issue of Prose Studies...

First published in 1970, this is a detailed and balanced biography of one of the most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century...

First published in 1970, this is a detailed and balanced biography of one of the most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century...

In the age of social media, life writing is everywhere. But does this mean that life is limitless? The Limits of Life Writing offers new insights into life writing by attending to the limits that are approached and sometimes crossed by contemporary writers. This book was originally published as a sp..

Taking a fresh look at the state of autobiography as a genre, The Phenomenology of Autobiography: Making it Real takes a deep dive into the experience of the reader. Dr. Schmitt argues that current trends in the field of life writing have taken the focus away from the text and the initial purpose of..

While much has been written about the work of Malinowski, little has been written his personal life. These letters, available for the first time offer an insight of the man not just as teacher and scientist but as a husband, father and friend...

While much has been written about the work of Malinowski, little has been written his personal life. These letters, available for the first time offer an insight of the man not just as teacher and scientist but as a husband, father and friend...