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Literary Biography: An Introduction
Michael J. Benton
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Description for Literary Biography: An Introduction
Paperback. Literary Biography: An Introduction offers an erudite and insightful introduction into the history, theory, and practice of the increasingly popular literary genre of life writing. The text illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges verifiable historical facts with the familiar conventions of narrative. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781119060116
SKU
V9781119060116
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99-50
About Michael J. Benton
Michael Benton is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southampton. His publications include the highly influential Teaching Literature 9–14 (with Geoff Fox, 1985) and several widely used anthologies of poetry, most notably the Touchstones series (with Peter Benton, various editions 1968–2008). His most recent book was Studies in the Spectator Role: Literature, Painting and Pedagogy (2000).
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