Literary lives
biography and the search for understanding
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Word Count
48,750 words, Guess
Page Count
195 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6787543M
- ISBN-100415928478
- OCLC Control Number606340499
- OCLC Control Number44405704
- OCLC Control Numberliterarylivesbio0000elli
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number00044631
- Goodreads4943578
Classifications
- DDC809/.93592
- LCCCT21 .E414 2000
Description
"David Ellis meditates on the nature of biography and the way biographers habitually explain their subjects' lives by reference to psychology, ancestry, childhood experience, social relations, the body or illness. The aim of the book is to uncover the principles which biographers adopt in their efforts to make sense of others' lives whilst at the same time ensuring that their own narratives remain coherent."--Jacket.
First Sentence
THE POPULARITY OF BIOGRAPHY shows no sign of abating.
Subjects
Genres
- Biography
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- Literary lives
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