Author: John Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Early Memories
Author: John Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Early memories some chapters of autobiography
Author: John Butler YeatsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9361157590
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
"Early Memories" by using John Butler Yeats is a poignant and reflective series of autobiographical sketches that provide readers with a glimpse into the life and stories of the writer. John Butler Yeats, famend as the father of the well-known poet W.B. Yeats, shares his recollections, observations, and reflections on an expansion of subjects on this literary work. The narrative delves into Yeats's childhood, capturing the essence of his childhood, own family lifestyles, and the societal milieu wherein he lived. Yeats, acknowledged for his eager insight and inventive sensibility, offers readers a nuanced portrayal of his non-public journey and the historic context that fashioned his perspectives. Through brilliant storytelling, "Early Memories" navigates the landscapes of Yeats's past, portray a bright photo of the humans, locations, and occasions that left an indelible mark on him. The memoir unfolds like a tapestry, weaving together anecdotes, musings, and reminiscences that offer a textured and intimate portrayal of the author's life. Readers are treated to Yeats's encounters with exceptional figures of his time, his creative hobbies, and his reflections at the broader cultural and political panorama.
Early Memories
Author: John Butler YeatsEarly Memories (Classic Reprint)
Author: Henry Cabot LodgePublisher:
ISBN: 9781331377191
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Excerpt from Early Memories To begin a book with an apology is never desirable. Where, however, one writes about one's self or ventures to record one's personal recollections, some slight explanation seems almost necessary. Yet for what is contained in these pages I can give no better warrant or excuse than a passage from a very great writer who, it is to be feared, is not so much read now as he ought to be, or as he once was: "The life of every man," says our friend Herr Sauerteig, "the life even of the meanest man, it were good to remember, is a Poem; perfect in all manner of Aristotelean requisites; with beginning, middle and end; with perplexities and solutions; with its willstrength (Willenkraft) and warfare against Fate, its elegy and battle-singing, courage marred by crime, everywhere the two tragic elements of Pity and Fear; above all, with supernatural machinery enough, for was not the man born out of Nonentity; did he not die and miraculously vanishing return thither?" Nothing really is easier than to find words of excellent appearance to explain the compelling motives for wanting one's memoirs or reminiscences or autobiography. Whatever we may say, however, whatever ingenious phrases we may employ, the main purpose is to write about one's self, and the efficient reasons may all be summed up in the simple sentence: "I do it because it gives me pleasure." In fact, to the well-regulated mind there is no pleasure equal to that of talking about one's self, and one's satisfaction is not diminished by the inexorable necessity of seeming to talk about other people. My preface is already too long, even by these few words, and I will therefore end it here, trusting blindly for what is to follow in the assertion of Leslie Stephen, that "no autobiography is dull." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
W, Or, The Memory of Childhood
Author: Georges PerecPublisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567921588
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Combining fiction and autobiography in a quite unprecedented way, Georges Perec leads the reader inexorably towards the horror that lies at the origin of the post-World War Two world and at the crux of his own identity.
Early Memories
Author: Henry Cabot LodgePublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780469985827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
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The Nation
Author: Autobiographical Memory
Author: David C. RubinPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521368506
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Autobiographical memory is a major form of human memory. it is the basis of most psycotherapies, an important repository of legal, historical, and literary information, and, in some views, the source of the concept of self. When it fails, it is the focus of serious complaints in many neurological disorders. This timely book brings together and integrates the best contemporary work on the cognitive psychology of autobiographical memory. Introductory chapters place the study of autobiographical memory in its historical, methodological, and theoretical contexts; chapters reporting original research probe the recollections people have for substantial portions of their lives. Topics include the schematic and temporal organization of autobiographical memory, the temporal distribution of autobiographical memories, and the failures of autobiographical memory in various forms of amnesia. Autobiographical Memory constitutes the first tutorial in this exciting new area of research. Cognitive psychologists, clinicians, researchers in artificial intelligence, and their students - indeed, anyone interested in the processes that preserve and distort autobiography - will find it a useful resource.
Growing Up
Author: Russell BakerPublisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795317158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir about coming of age in America between the world wars: “So warm, so likable and so disarmingly funny” (The New York Times). One of the New York Times’ “50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years” Ranging from the backwoods of Virginia to a New Jersey commuter town to the city of Baltimore, this remarkable memoir recounts Russell Baker’s experience of growing up in pre–World War II America, before he went on to a celebrated career in journalism. With poignant, humorous tales of powerful love, awkward sex, and courage in the face of adversity, Baker reveals how he helped his mother and family through the Great Depression by delivering papers and hustling subscriptions to the Saturday Evening Post—a job which introduced him to bullies, mentors, and heroes who endured this national disaster with hard work and good cheer. Called “a treasure” by Anne Tyler and “a blessing” by Time magazine, this autobiography is a modern-day classic—“a wondrous book [with scenes] as funny and touching as Mark Twain’s” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). “In lovely, haunting prose, he has told a story that is deeply in the American grain.” —The Washington Post Book World “A terrific book.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A Letter from Paris
Author: Louisa DeaseyPublisher: Scribe Us
ISBN: 9781950354252
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A father's long-lost letters spark a compelling tale of inheritance and creativity, loss and reunion When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a Frenchwoman called Coralie, who has found a cache of letters in an attic, written about Louisa's father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion. The letters, dated 1949, detail a passionate affair between Louisa's father, Denison, and Coralie's grandmother, Michelle, in post-war London. They spark Louisa to find out more about her father, who died when she was six. From the seemingly simple question "Who was Denison Deasey?" follows a trail of discovery that leads Louisa to the streets of London, to the cafes and restaurants of Paris and a poet's villa in the south of France. From her father's secret service in World War II to his relationships with some of the most famous bohemian artists in post-war Europe, Louisa unearths a portrait of a fascinating man, both at the epicenter and the mercy of the social and political currents of his time. A Letter from Paris is about the stories we tell ourselves, and the secrets the past can uncover, showing the power of the written word to cross the bridges of time.