On Diary is the second collection in English of the groundbreaking and profoundly influential-work of one of the best known and provocative theorists of autobiography and diary. All the essays display Lejeune's expertise, eloquence, passion, and humor as a commentator on the functions, practices, and significance of keeping or reading a diary. Two substantial introductory essays by Jeremy Popkin and Julie Rak place his work within the fields of life writing, literary genetic studies, and cultural studies.

On Diary is the second collection in English of the groundbreaking and profoundly influential-work of one of the best known and provocative theorists of autobiography and diary. All the essays display Lejeune's expertise, eloquence, passion, and humor as a commentator on the functions, practices, and significance of keeping or reading a diary. Two substantial introductory essays by Jeremy Popkin and Julie Rak place his work within the fields of life writing, literary genetic studies, and cultural studies.

On Diary is the second collection in English of the groundbreaking and profoundly influential-work of one of the best known and provocative theorists of autobiography and diary. All the essays display Lejeune's expertise, eloquence, passion, and humor as a commentator on the functions, practices, and significance of keeping or reading a diary. Two substantial introductory essays by Jeremy Popkin and Julie Rak place his work within the fields of life writing, literary genetic studies, and cultural studies.