Sex, Lies, and Autobiography: The Ethics of Confession

by James O'Rourke

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In Sex, Lies, and Autobiography James O'Rourke explores the relationships between literary form and ethics, revealing how autobiographical texts are able to confront readers with the moral complexities of everyday life. Tracing the ethical legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions in a series of English-language texts, the author shows how Rousseau's doubts about the possibility of ethical behavior in everyday life shadows the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813925126

ISBN13:9780813925127

Release Date:February 2006

Publisher:University of Virginia Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.07 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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