Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir by de Bres, Helena
Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir by de Bres, Helena

Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir

Offers a philosophical perspective on the nature and value of writing a memoir. Artful Truths offers a...
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Author: Helena de Bres
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Language: English
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Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir by de Bres, Helena

Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir

$78.81
Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir by de Bres, Helena

Artful Truths: The Philosophy of Memoir

$78.81
Author: Helena de Bres
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Offers a philosophical perspective on the nature and value of writing a memoir.

Artful Truths offers a concise guide to the fundamental philosophical questions that arise when writing a literary work about your own life. Bringing a philosopher's perspective to a general audience, Helena de Bres addresses what a memoir is, how the genre relates to fiction, memoirists' responsibilities to their readers and subjects, and the question of why to write a memoir at all. Along the way, she delves into a wide range of philosophical issues, including the nature of the self, the limits of knowledge, the idea of truth, the obligations of friendship, the relationship between morality and art, and the question of what makes a life meaningful.

Written in a clear and conversational style, it offers a resource for those who write, teach, and study memoirs, as well as those who love to read them. With a combination of literary and philosophical knowledge, de Bres takes the many challenges directed at memoirists seriously, while ultimately standing in defense of a genre that, for all its perplexities--and maybe partly because of them--continually proves to be both beloved and valuable.

Author: Helena de Bres
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 09/10/2021
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780226793801


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/24/2021
Choice 07/01/2022

About the Author
Helena de Bres is associate professor of philosophy at Wellesley College. Her personal essays, public philosophy, and humor writing have appeared in The Point, New York Times, Rumpus, Aeon Magazine, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and she's currently writing a memoir about the nature and value of philosophy.

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