Title:
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IMITATING ART
NEW READINGS IN BIOGRAPHY |
By: |
David Ellis (Editor) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0745306500 |
ISBN 13: |
9780745306506 |
Publisher: |
PLUTO PRESS |
Pub. date: |
26 November, 1993 |
Pages: |
222 |
Description: |
Biographies have for many years been one of the most popular forms of literature and many still make the bestseller lists today. This critical study of biography as a discipline, a genre and a popular literary form, places all the major issues in an interdisciplinary context. |
Synopsis: |
What is it that links a "life" by Dr. Johnson with a heavyweight Victorian "Life and Letters", or with a standard literary biography of our own times? An analysis of "biography" reveals a variety of forms and practices. Despite the immense popularity of the biography, there has been comparatively little attention paid to its principles and practice. This book seeks to redress the balance, examining in an inter-disciplinary context the theoretical problems raised by any attempt to relate the life of another human being. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Pluto Press |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |