The biographer and the subject : a study on biographical distance /

A good biography is a well-staged illusion. It creates—on paper—a vivid, rounded, and immediate sense of lived life. In contrast to purely fictional forms, biography writing does not allow total freedom to the biographer in the creative act. Ideally, a biography's backbone is formed by accurate...

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Hlavní autor: Tekcan, Rana
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2010]
Edice:Studies in English literatures ; volume 15.
On-line přístup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=732239
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Shrnutí:A good biography is a well-staged illusion. It creates—on paper—a vivid, rounded, and immediate sense of lived life. In contrast to purely fictional forms, biography writing does not allow total freedom to the biographer in the creative act. Ideally, a biography's backbone is formed by accurate historical facts. But its soul lies elsewhere. Since the concern is life, something more is needed: Nothing dry, cold or dead, but a vibrant impression of life that is left in the air after one turns over the last page. But how does a biographer do it? The way a biographer creates a subject is largely d.
Fyzický popis:1 online resource (165 pages)
Bibliografie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783838259956
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9783898219952
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ISSN:1614-4651 ;