Physical Description
xiv, 209 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: autobiography, the Jews, and episodic memory
Josephus's life
In the culture of the rabbis: Asher of Reichshofen and Glikl of Hameln
Two Russian Jews: Moshe Leib Lilienblum and Osip Mandelstam
Autobiography as farewell I: Stefan Zweig
Autobiography as farewell II: Sarah Kofman.
ISBN
0295984155
0295984163 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-203) and index.
Introduction: autobiography, the Jews, and episodic memory -- Josephus's life -- In the culture of the rabbis: Asher of Reichshofen and Glikl of Hameln -- Two Russian Jews: Moshe Leib Lilienblum and Osip Mandelstam -- Autobiography as farewell I: Stefan Zweig -- Autobiography as farewell II: Sarah Kofman.