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UNINA9910974767203321 |
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Autore |
Hamilton Nigel |
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Titolo |
Biography : a brief history / / Nigel Hamilton |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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9780674264267 |
0674264266 |
9780674038226 |
0674038223 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biography as a literary form |
Biography - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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