The Journals of André Gide (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: André Gide
- First Published: 1939
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Diary
- Subjects: Communism or communists, France or French people, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Symbolism, Catholics or Catholic Church, Protestantism or Protestant churches
Critical Evaluation:
André Gide’s Journals, which he kept over a period of sixty years from 1889 to 1949, are the personal expression of a writer whose intention was to reveal himself explicitly in his works. In the informal Journal the reader may apprehend in its complexity Gide’s protean personality, which he controlled and utilized in his novels, plays, and essays in accordance with his rigorous ideals of the formal, factitious nature of art. Gide said, however, that he was afraid that his journals would give a false impression of him since he kept them most faithfully...
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