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GATE 2023 XH2 (English) – Question 46

Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Forms: Poetry, drama, fiction (novels, short stories, graphic narratives), creative non-fiction and nonfiction prose from the Medieval period to the present · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Which of the following is the forerunner of the autobiography?

  1. St. Augustine’s Confessions
  2. James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
  3. William Wordsworth’s The Prelude
  4. Izaak Walton’s Lives

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Correct answer: (A) St. Augustine’s Confessions

Explanation

Augustine's Confessions (about 400 AD) is the earliest major work of self-examination and is seen as the forerunner of autobiography.