Memory and Narrative: The Weave of Life-Writing

by James Olney

Memory and Narrative presents an elegant, authoritative account of how life-writing has changed over time to arrive at its present form. James Olney, one of the most distinguished scholars of autobiography, tells the story of an evolving literary form that originated in the autobiographical writings of St. Augustine, underwent profound changes in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's life-writing trilogy, and found a momentary conclusion in the work of Samuel Beckett.

430 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1999

Reviews

[Razi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book 10 years ago and it gave me leads that I am still following. A very important book as far as Beckett criticism is concerned. I will re-read it one of these days.