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LITERARY BIOGRAPHY
AN INTRODUCTION |
| By: |
Michael J. Benton |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£89.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405194464 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405194464 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
25 September, 2009 |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
Literary Biography: An Introduction offers an erudite and insightful introduction into the history, theory, and practice of the increasingly popular literary genre of life writing. The text illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges verifiable historical facts with the familiar conventions of narrative. |
| 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 |
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Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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