Literary Biography: An Introduction

✍ Scribed by Michael Benton(auth.)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 271
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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; close readings that illustrate the differences between fiction and biography; speculation about likely future developments; and detailed suggestions for further reading

Content:
Chapter 1 Literary Biography Now and Then (pages 1–17):
Chapter 2 Life [Hi]Stories: Telling Tales (pages 18–34):
Chapter 3 Reading Biography (pages 35–46):
Chapter 4 Literary Biomythography (pages 47–66):
Chapter 5 Inferential Biography: Shakespeare the Invisible Man (pages 67–91):
Chapter 6 Literary Biography and Portraiture (pages 92–116):
Chapter 7 Comparative Biography: Dickens's ‘Lives’ (pages 117–131):
Chapter 8 Literary Auto/Biography (pages 132–151):
Chapter 9 Biography in Practice (pages 152–170):
Chapter 10 Authorised Lives (pages 171–201):
Chapter 11 Literary Lives: Scenes and Stories (pages 202–217):
Chapter 12 Biography and the Future (pages 218–224):

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