Literary Biography: An IntroductionISBN: 978-1-4051-9446-4
Hardcover
280 pages
October 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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Literary Biography: An Introduction illustrates and accounts
for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the
conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical
context can enrich the study of canonical authors.
- Provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of issues and controversies in life writing, a rapidly growing field of study
- Offers a valuable biographical and historical context for the study of major classic and contemporary authors
- Features an interview with Wilfred Owen's biographer, Dominic Hibberd; a gallery of literary portraits with commentaries; close readings that illustrate the differences between fiction and biography; speculation about likely future developments; and detailed suggestions for further reading