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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tekcan, Rana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2010]
Colección:Studies in English literatures ; volume 15.
Temas:
Biography as a literary form.
Authors, English > Biography > History and criticism.
Biographies as Topic
Biographie (Genre littéraire)
biographies (literary works)
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors, English > Biography.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (165 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783838259956
3838259955
ISSN:1614-4651 ;

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