Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Benton, Michael

Titel

Literary Biography: An Introduction

Auflage

1. Aufl.

Ort / Verlag

Newark: Wiley-Blackwell

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Literary Biography: An Introductionillustrates 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 studyOffers a valuable biographical and historical context for the study of major classic and contemporary authorsFeatures 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