ENG 42 - The Art of Autobiography

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Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

This course examines the art of autobiography in a comparatist context from its origins in St. Augustine's Confessions to recent expressions in such a work as the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka's Ake: The Years of Childhood. In tracing the landmarks of this genre, the will cover such works as Cellini's Life, Franklin's Autobiography, Rousseau's Confessions, Gosse's Father and Son, Sartre's The Words, and Anais Nin's early diary Linotte. Literary structures are studied as they emerge in the evolution of the genre. Standards of authenticity and what "they claim" are also evaluated. Various critical approaches are considered with respect to the genre of "life-writing" along with the different cultural contexts which have affected its development. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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