The Romantic Subject in Autobiography

Download or read book The Romantic Subject in Autobiography written by Eugene L. Stelzig and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stelzig (English, SUNY Geneseo) compares Russeau and Goethe, the foremost practitioners of Romantic autobiography. He analyzes their conceptions of the genre and their output, combining critical reading of selected episodes with psychobiographical analysis. In the process, he explores how their presentations of their relationships with others are at times defensive and self-serving, revealing a more complex truth than they acknowledge. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR