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The new art of autobiography : an essay on the Life of Giambattista Vico, written by himself /

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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...

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Main Author: Verene, Donald Phillip, 1937-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1991.
Subjects:
Vico, Giambattista, > 1668-1744. > Autobiografia.
Philosophers > Italy > Biography.
Autobiography.
Autobiographies as Topic.
Philosophes > Italie > Biographies.
Autobiographie.
autobiography (genre)
Philosophers.
Italy.
Autobiografieën.
Early, medieval and scholastic Western philosophy c 500 to c 1625
16th to 18th century literary studies
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.
ISBN:9780191679810
019167981X