Daniel Mendelsohn’s Memoir-Writing: Rings of Memory
Sophie Vallas, "Daniel Mendelsohn’s Memoir-Writing: Rings of Memory "
English | ISBN: 1793626766 | 2021 | 170 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1793626766 | 2021 | 170 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This volume of eight essays written by French scholars analyzes Daniel Mendelsohn's first three volumes of nonfiction (The Elusive Embrace, 1999; The Lost, 2006; and An Odyssey, 2017) and includes an illustrated interview (2019) in which Mendelsohn tackles various aspects of his work as a literary and cultural critic, as a professor of classical literature, as a translator, and as a memoirist. The essay discussing The Elusive Embrace (1999) argues that, in addition to offering a subtle reflection on sexual identity and genres, Mendelsohn’s first volume already broadens his topic and patiently weaves links between ancient and present times, feeding his meditation with his knowledge of Greek culture and myths—a natural movement of back and forth which would become his signature.
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