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Literary Biography: An Introduction illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical context can enrich the study of canonical authors. : Provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of issues and co...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444310061 |
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Literary Biography: An Introduction illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical context can enrich the study of canonical authors. : Provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of issues and controversies in life writing, a rapidly growing field of study; Offers a valuable biographical and historical context for the study of major classic and contemporary authors; Features an interview with Wilfred Owen's biographer, Dominic Hibberd; a gallery of literary portraits with commentaries; clos. |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781444310061 1444310062 9781405194464 1405194464 9781444310078 1444310070 1282549839 9781282549838 |
| Index Number: | PR756 |
| CLC: | I561.063 |
| Contents: | Literary Biography; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Literary Biography Now and Then; 2 Life [Hi]Stories: Telling Tales; 3 Reading Biography; 4 Literary Biomythography; 5 Inferential Biography: Shakespeare the Invisible Man; 6 Literary Biography and Portraiture; 7 Comparative Biography: Dickens's 'Lives'; 8 Literary Auto/Biography; 9 Biography in Practice; 10 Authorised Lives; 11 Literary Lives: Scenes and Stories; 12 Biography and the Future; Select Bibliography; Index. |