The biographer and the subject : a study on biographical distance /
A good biography is a well-staged illusion. It createson papera 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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Stuttgart :
Ibidem-Verlag,
[2010]
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| Series: | Studies in English literatures ;
volume 15. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=732239 |
| Summary: | A good biography is a well-staged illusion. It createson papera 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (165 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783838259956 3838259955 9783898219952 389821995X |
| ISSN: | 1614-4651 ; |