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The term "autobiography" in literature has long signified more than just a chronological account of a life—it embodies a self-fashioning narrative that blends personal memory, introspection, and artistry. In various texts, the use of "autobiography" highlights its dual role as both a factual record and a creative interpretation of the self. For instance, Nietzsche’s musings hint at an ironic or playful anticipation of a "clever autobiography" ([1], [2]), while Jefferson’s frequent references to Thurlow Weed’s autobiography underscore its function as an intimate historical record ([3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14]). Authors like Mill and Wilde further explore the genre not only as a repository of personal details but also as a medium through which art and philosophy merge ([15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21]). Similarly, autobiographies by figures such as Helen Keller and Paramahansa Yogananda use the form to combine personal narrative with broader cultural or spiritual insights ([22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28]). Together, these examples illustrate how the genre invites both reflection and critique, making each autobiography a unique window into the complexities of self-representation in literature.
  1. We are promised an autobiography of Richard Wagner; who doubts but that it would be a clever autobiography?
    — from The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  2. We are promised an autobiography of Richard Wagner; who doubts but that it would be a clever autobiography?
    — from The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  3. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 361.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  4. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 421.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  5. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 423.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  6. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 391.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  7. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , Vol. 1, p. 103.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  8. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 137.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  9. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 86.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  10. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 307.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  11. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 332.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  12. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 110.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  13. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed , p. 309.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  14. In his autobiography, Thurlow Weed says he "had never known a body of men who possessed so much power and used it so well."
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  15. Yes; autobiography is irresistible.
    — from Intentions by Oscar Wilde
  16. an instructive page in the Autobiography , p. 252.
    — from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  17. We live in an age when men treat art as if it were meant to be a form of autobiography.
    — from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  18. [4] Autobiography , pp.
    — from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  19. [2] Autobiography , p. 190.
    — from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  20. Finally, the pages of the Autobiography ring with the dithyrambic praise of his "almost infallible counsellor."
    — from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  21. [1] Mill gives us abundant help in this matter in the Autobiography .
    — from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  22. " The elder Tagore, Devendranath, known far and wide as "Maharishi," was a very remarkable man, as one may discover from his Autobiography .
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  23. Miss Keller's autobiography contains almost everything that she ever intended to publish.
    — from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  24. The task of writing an autobiography is a difficult one.
    — from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  25. Autobiography of a Yogi CREDITS About the online edition.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  26. "The autobiography of Helen Keller is unquestionably one of the most remarkable records ever published."— British Weekly.
    — from The World I Live In by Helen Keller
  27. In this chapter of my autobiography I have obeyed my guru's behest and spread the glad tiding, though it confound once more an incurious generation.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  28. No one can have read Miss Keller's autobiography without feeling that she writes unusually fine English.
    — from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

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