The diary as a genre is found in all literate societies, and these autobiographical accounts are written by persons of all ranks and positions.
The contributors to this volume examine theories and interpretations relating to writing and studying diaries; the formation of diary canons in the United Kingdom, France, United Stat.
The Diary offers an exploration of the form in its social, historical, and cultural-literary contexts with its own distinctive features, poetics, and rhetoric.
The diary as a genre is found in all literate societies, and these autobiographical accounts are written by persons of all ranks and positions