Memoir  (tagged articles)

The Birth of the Creative Consciousness: Childhood Spaces, Memory, and Psychoanalytic Play in the Memoirs of Vladimir Nabokov and Virginia Woolf

Salman R. Patwary - Both Vladimir Nabokov and Virginia Woolf detail memories of having intense shocks into consciousness during their early childhoods, where they are suddenly aware that they are beings alive, in a reality governed by temporality and humanistic revelations. It appears... Keep Reading »

Consumption: The Role of Eating in Rehabilitation in the Memoirs "A Million Little Pieces" and "Two Kinds of Decay"

Ezekiel J. Leeds - The relationship between the self and food intersects at the meal, and this vital connection represents—physiologically, psychologically, and socially—one of the most transformative of human acts. This essay seeks to discuss the depiction of food and the... Keep Reading »

Spiritual Autobiography and Dave Eggers' "What is the What"

Johanna L. Beck - Spiritual autobiographies have a long and rich history as a form of memoir, beginning at about 397AD with the release of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. Since this time, many spiritual works have evolved out of this tradition and are still being produced today... Keep Reading »

The Modern Memoir: Popular Confession and How it Sells 'A Million Little Pieces'

Edward A. Carr - In recent years the memoir has come to the forefront of American literature as a popular form for both writers and readers. The best seller list is often clogged with memoirs, or, at least, books that claim to be memoirs. Despite the nagging question of how true any... Keep Reading »

"What is the What" as a Religious Memoir

James K. Aumack - David Eggers’ What is the What is a memoir about the life of Valentino Achak Deng and his personal experience with warfare, famine, and disease in his home country of Sudan and the neighboring countries he travels through as a refugee. Eggers provides Deng&rsquo... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Memoir is tagged in the following 9 articles.

Virginia Woolf
2018, Vol. 10 No. 01
The Birth of the Creative Consciousness: Childhood Spaces, Memory, and Psychoanalytic Play in the Memoirs of Vladimir Nabokov and Virginia Woolf
By Salman R. Patwary
Both Vladimir Nabokov and Virginia Woolf detail memories of having intense shocks into consciousness during their early childhoods, where they are suddenly aware that they are beings alive, in a reality governed by temporality and humanistic revelations... Read Article »
Consciousness Vladimir Nabokov Virginia Woolf Childhood Memoir Psychoanalysis
Memoir
2014, Vol. 6 No. 12
Consumption: The Role of Eating in Rehabilitation in the Memoirs "A Million Little Pieces" and "Two Kinds of Decay"
By Ezekiel J. Leeds
The relationship between the self and food intersects at the meal, and this vital connection represents—physiologically, psychologically, and socially—one of the most transformative of human acts. This essay seeks to discuss the depiction... Read Article »
Food Memoir Rehabilitation Addiction James Frey Sarah Manguso
Memoirs
2014, Vol. 6 No. 12
Spiritual Autobiography and Dave Eggers' "What is the What"
By Johanna L. Beck
Spiritual autobiographies have a long and rich history as a form of Memoir, beginning at about 397AD with the release of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. Since this time, many spiritual works have evolved out of this tradition and are still... Read Article »
Memoir What is the What Dave Eggers Spiritual Autobiography The Lost Boys Sudan Autobiography
Memoirs
2014, Vol. 6 No. 11
The Modern Memoir: Popular Confession and How it Sells 'A Million Little Pieces'
By Edward A. Carr
In recent years the Memoir has come to the forefront of American literature as a popular form for both writers and readers. The best seller list is often clogged with Memoirs, or, at least, books that claim to be Memoirs. Despite the nagging question... Read Article »
James Frey Memoir Autobiography Confession Popular Culture Oprah Winfrey
Memoirs
2014, Vol. 6 No. 10
"What is the What" as a Religious Memoir
By James K. Aumack
David Eggers’ What is the What is a Memoir about the life of Valentino Achak Deng and his personal experience with warfare, famine, and disease in his home country of Sudan and the neighboring countries he travels through as a refugee. Eggers... Read Article »
Memoir What is the What Dave Eggers The Lost Boys Sudan Autobiography
The Holocaust
2011, Vol. 3 No. 02
Primo Levi's Use of Poetic Language to Promote Cross-Cultural Understanding in "Survival in Auschwitz"
By Kristina S. Ten
Though the Holocaust ended nearly a lifetime ago, the systematic extermination of two- thirds of Europe’s Jewish population has left immutable memories that continue to manifest themselves within each new generation of citizens worldwide.... Read Article »
Primo Levi Survival in Auschwitz The Holocaust Survivor Memoir Cross Cultural Understanding
Writing
2011, Vol. 3 No. 01
Dealing with Time in an Autobiography
By Rebecca A. Demarest
When starting on an autobiography, the author must ask themselves how they will choose to deal with the aspect of time in their work. Will they choose to follow the events of their life lineally or in a stream of consciousness recall? This contemplation... Read Article »
Autobiography Nabakov T.S. Eliot Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five Time Memoir
Decadent Texts
2010, Vol. 2 No. 12
Memoirs and Confessions: The Hybrid Form of Decadent Texts
By Jeremy S. Page
Decadent texts are a subclass of literature paradoxically characterised by both creation and decay, and are thus texts that resist a standard classification of genre. That is to say, Decadent texts are always operating with a dual purpose: the literary... Read Article »
Decadent Texts Memoir Confession De Quincey Cleland Fanny Hill
Marguerite Yourcenar
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
The Passage from Now to Then: Examining Historical Literature Through Marguerite Yourcenar's "Memoirs of Hadrian"
By Deva Jasheway
When considering historical literature that is based upon people who once lived, readers often ask where the details are taken directly from historical accounts, and where they differ. This is a perfectly valid lens through which to view the work... Read Article »
Marguerite Yourcenar Memoirs Of Hadrian Historical Fiction History Literature Accuracy Interpretation Examining Historical Literature

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