The new art of autobiography
Subtitle: an essay on the Life of Giambattista Vico, written by himself
By: Donald Phillip Verene.
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Vico, Giambattista, 1668-1744.; Philosophers -- Italy -- Biography.; Autobiography.
Description: 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 (p. [233]-251) and index.