How To Do Biography : : A Primer / / Nigel Hamilton.
It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles th...
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Hamilton, Nigel, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut How To Do Biography : A Primer / Nigel Hamilton. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009] ©2012 1 online resource (400 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Getting Started -- 1. The Task of Biography -- 2. What Is Your Agenda? -- 3. Defining Your Audience -- 4. Researching Your Subject -- 5. The Shape of a Life -- II. Composing a Life-Story -- 6. The Starting Point -- 7. Birthing Your Subject -- 8. Childhood and Youth -- 9. Love Stories -- 10. Life’s Work -- 11. The Twilight Years -- 12. Ending Your Story -- III. Variations on a Theme -- 13. Autobiography and Memoirs -- 14. Memoir -- 15. Truth—and Its Consequences -- 16. The Afterlife -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in this first succinct primer to elucidate the tools of the biographer’s craft.Hamilton invites the reader to join him on a fascinating journey through the art of biographical composition. Starting with personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside: from conception to fulfillment. He emphasizes the need to know one’s audience, rehearses the excitement and perils of modern research, delves into the secrets of good and great biography, and guides the reader through the essential components of life narrative.With examples taken from the finest modern biographies, Hamilton shows how to portray the ages of man—birth, childhood, love, life’s work, the evening of life, and death. In addition, he suggests effective ways to start and close a life story. He clarifies the difference between autobiography and memoir—and addresses the sometimes awkward ethical, legal, and personal consequences of truth-telling in modern life writing. He concludes with the publication and reception of biography—its afterlife, so to speak.Written with humor, insight, and compassion, How To Do Biography is the manual that would-be biographers have long been awaiting. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) Autobiography Authorship. Biography as a literary form. Biography Research Methodology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Style Manuals. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) 9783110756067 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674038219?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674038219 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674038219/original |
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