Biography : : A Brief History / / Nigel Hamilton.
For what purpose and for whom has biographical pursuit endured, and how does it play such a contested, popular role in contemporary Western culture, from biopics to blogs, memoirs to docudramas? Award-winning biographer Hamilton addresses these questions in an incisive and vivid narrative that will...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue -- 1. Evolutionary Biography -- 2. Hagiography -- 3. The Renaissance of Biography -- 4. Victorian Pseudobiography -- 5. The Early Twentieth Century -- 6. The Rise of Film -- 7. The People's War -- 8. Death of the Author -- 9. New Directions -- 10. Biography Comes of Age -- 11. Biography on Trial -- 12. The Miner's Canary -- 13. Biography Today -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | For what purpose and for whom has biographical pursuit endured, and how does it play such a contested, popular role in contemporary Western culture, from biopics to blogs, memoirs to docudramas? Award-winning biographer Hamilton addresses these questions in an incisive and vivid narrative that will appeal to students of human nature and self-representation across the arts and sciences. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674038226 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674038226 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nigel Hamilton. |