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By Anonymous - April 14, 2005

An autobiography in its entirety constitutes the full cry of an earthly individual, within an intrinsically unified species, beneath the invincibles of the universe. Gusdorf's "Conditions and Limits of Autobiography" grant this art form its place in the civilized, intellectual world; the author ultimately distinguishes the literary genre for its…

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