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Autobiographies — Autobiographie Marie Bashkirtseff, Autoportrait à la palette, 1880 L autobiographie est un genre littéraire que son étymologie grecque définit comme le fait d écrire (graphein, graphie) sur sa propre vie (auto, soi et bios, vie). Au sens large l… … Wikipédia en Français
autobiographies — n. account of a person s life written by himself,au·to·bi og·ra·phy || ‚ɔËtəʊbaɪ É‘grÉ™fɪ / ɪɒg … English contemporary dictionary
BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES — Apart from the Book of nehemiah , which may well be considered an autobiography, josephus apologetic Vita, and hagiographic works, autobiographies and biographies are completely unknown among Jews in ancient times. The first biography known is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of autobiographies — The following is a list of notable autobiographies:By date*Augustine of Hippo, Confessions , 397 *Peter Abelard, Historia Calamitatum , 12th century *Jean Jacques Rousseau, Confessions (Les Confessions), 1770, published 1782 *Thomas de Quincey,… … Wikipedia
Maya Angelou — Maya Angelou, 1993 Born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 … Wikipedia
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings — infobox Book name = I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings orig title = translator = author = Maya Angelou cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Autobiography publisher = Random House release date = 1969 media type … Wikipedia
Autobiography — An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos self , βίος bios life and γράφειν graphein to write ,, is a biography written by the predicate or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled as told to or with ). The term was first used… … Wikipedia
AUTOBIOGRAPHIE — L’idée même que quelqu’un, racontant sa vie, fasse quelque chose d’important, quelque chose même qui puisse être fait, s’impose comme une évidence qui semble interdire le moindre questionnement. Une sorte de violence, comme venue du sujet lui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gather Together in My Name — Infobox Book | name = Gather Together in My Name image caption = author = Maya Angelou country = United States language = English genre = Autobiography publisher = Random House pub date = 1974 (1st edition) media type = Print (Hardback Paperback) … Wikipedia
The Slave Community — Infobox Book name = The Slave Community image caption = Cover of the 1979 revised edition author = John W. Blassingame country = United States language = English subject = Slavery in the United States History of the Southern United States… … Wikipedia
