AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS THE BASIS OF A. J. CRONIN’S CREATIVITY

Abstract

The article considers the autobiographical component in the creativity of the famous English writer-realist of the XX century Archibald Joseph Cronin. The analysis identifies the works with the particularly strong autobiographical beginning. The paper substantiates the necessity to study the writer’s works through the prism of his biography.

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• Published: September 30, 2014.

Keywords

• автобиография
• автобиографический роман
• реализм
• английская литература XX века
• врач-писатель
• autobiography
• autobiographical novel
• realism
• English literature of the XX century
• doctor-writer

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