03227nam 22006375 450 991101865540332120250806171827.09789819662210(electronic bk.)978981966220310.1007/978-981-96-6221-0(MiAaPQ)EBC32253825(Au-PeEL)EBL32253825(CKB)40093115500041(DE-He213)978-981-96-6221-0(EXLCZ)994009311550004120250806d2025 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Modern Poetics of Biography /by Zhengrun Yang1st ed. 2025.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2025.1 online resource (898 pages)Print version: Yang, Zhengrun A Modern Poetics of Biography Singapore : Springer,c2025 9789819662203 Part I. The Ontology of Biography -- Chapter 1. The Nature of Biography -- Chapter 2. The Components of Biography -- Chapter 3. The Subjects of Biography -- Chapter 4. The Function of Biography -- Part II. The Typology of biography -- Chapter 5. Categories of Biography -- Chapter 6. Autobiography -- Chapter 7. Private Documents: Marginal Autobiography -- Chapter 8. The Sub-Autobiography -- Chapter 9. Experiments and Developments -- Part III. The Writing of Biography -- Chapter 10. Preparations -- Chapter 11. Invention in Biography -- Chapter 12. Completing the Work.This book provides a comprehensive study of biography, to summarize the standard forms as well as a range of peripheral and expanded forms of auto/biography. Discussion and analyses to be done at three levels, namely ontology, typology, and writing. It is drawn from local and international theories in biography, in addition to related disciplines, in particular for those of the twentieth century, and summarizing the experiences of the writing of classics in both Chinese and Western biographical history, the study establishes a theoretical system of biography. This book can serve as a useful reference for postgraduate students and professional readers who are interested in biographical research.SociologyBiographical methodsLiteratureAestheticsCultureStudy and teachingPoetryCivilizationHistoryBiographical ResearchLiterary AestheticsCultural TheoryPoetry and PoeticsCultural HistorySociologyBiographical methods.LiteratureAesthetics.CultureStudy and teaching.Poetry.CivilizationHistory.Biographical Research.Literary Aesthetics.Cultural Theory.Poetry and Poetics.Cultural History.808.06692Yang Zhengrun1836953MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911018655403321A Modern Poetics of Biography4415176UNINA