Routledge Autobiographies of Others - Literary Fiction Study

Explore the complex relationship between history and fiction in Autobiographies of Others: Historical Subjects and Literary Fiction. Part of the Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature series, this volume provides a deep look into the concept of heterobiography. Boldrini investigates how first-person fictional accounts of historic lives serve as a tool to examine human identity and philosophical understanding. This study examines how the grammatical first person functions as a space for meeting different subjectivities. Readers will learn how authors use the double I - the connection between the author and the narrating historical character - to explore power relationships and individual identity. It is an essential resource for those interested in how literature reflects on the historical subject through a fictional lens.