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The new art of autobiography : an essay on the Life of Giambattista Vico, written by himself / Donald Phillip Verene.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verene, Donald Phillip, 1937- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vico, Giambattista, 1668-1744. Autobiografia.
- Vico, Giambattista.
- Philosophers--Italy--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- Autobiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Essay on the Life of Giambattista Vico written by himself
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of Vico's autobiography, this volume places the work within the development of the genre. The author argues that Vico made the telling of his own life an application of his philosophy on human history and considers it in relation to Augustine's "Confessions" and Descartes' "Discourse".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
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