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Abstract

The Author of this very article explains the term ‘essay writing’ through the analogy with the theory of autobiography. Main questions, asked throughout the article, concerns ‘womens essay’ and influence of literary criticism on multiple genre conventions. Furthermore there are discussed a few examples of women writers and their work in the field of ‘literary essay’. Books, written by women, sometimes described as ‘essayistic’ or ’autobiographical’, remain dependent on different institutions, such as: publishing houses and universities, and are related to literary criticism and awards.

Keywords

• essay
• autobiography
• essayistic
• autobiographical
• academic writing
• literary criticism