The Private Life of the Diary - From Pepys to Tweets – a History of the Diary as an Art Form (Paperback)

In a beautiful literary exploration, Sally Bayley tracks the evolution – and the potential twenty first century death of – the diary, mourning what it means to lose the art of writing simply for oneself. Diaries hold all manner of things: they allow us a moment to be completely personal, to self-aggrandise, to focus on self-reflection without concern of what someone on the outside might think. Discovered or published diaries of the past have also provided glimpses into history, eras and minds gone by, especially the inner lives otherwise unknown. Tracing the history of the diary from Samuel Pepys, whose record of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London informed history, through the likes of Virginia Woolf’s personal confessions in the twentieth century, and up to the age of social media, Sally Bayley explores the beauty and the power of recording one’s own life. Taking this thought all the way up to our era of exposure, with confessional journalism and social media barrage, Bayley explores what we might lose as individuals if we let go of the diary as private confidante, choosing instead a culture of public disclosure.

General

Imprint:	William Collins Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2021
Authors:	Sally Bayley
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-841415-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-00-841415-7
Barcode:	9780008414153

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