This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience.
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JOHN D. BARBOUR is Associate Professor of Religion a St Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he has taught since 1982. He has published articles in The Journal of Religion, The Journal of Religious Ethics and The Journal of the American Academy of Religion, and Tragedy as a Critique of Virtue: The Novel and Ethical Reflection.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 209 pages ; 21cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: General Editor's Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Conscience and Truthfulness - Character and Characterization - Conscience in the Essays of Montaigne and Johnson - Franklin and the Critics of Individualism - Ressentiment, Public Virtues, and Malcolm X - Shame in the Autobiographies of Mary McCarthy - Conclusion - Notes - Index. Subjects: Ethics & moral philosophy French. Literary studies: general French. Philosophy. Autobiography History and criticism.Autobiography Moral and ethical aspects. Conscience. Autobiography Moral and ethical aspects.Conscience. 1 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 391427
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Zustand: New. This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420. . 1992. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780333554920
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