{"product_id":"9780814786116","title":"Poetics of the Literary Self-Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003eA serious and independent contribution to the literature of autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e-- John SturrockFrench StudiesClearly a landmark study. It seems certain to provoke a great deal of productive debate among those concerned with any of the many issues it raises.\u003cbr\u003e-- Comparative Literature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe literary self-portrait, often considered to be an ill- formed autobiography, is receiving more attention as a result of the current obsession with personal narrative, but little progress has been made toward an understanding of its specific features. With Poetics of the Literary Self-Portrait, Michel Beaujour reveals the hidden ambitions of this genre. From St. Augustine to Montaigne, from Nietzsche to Malraux, Leiris and Barthes, individual self-portraits are analyzed jointly with the enduring cultural matrix from which self-portrayal derives its disconcerting non-narrative structure, and many of its recurrent topics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129556484336,"sku":"9780814786116","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814786116_p0.jpg?v=1763747776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814786116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}