LEADER 03024nam 2200589 450 001 9910778719603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-535433-8 010 $a1-60256-194-X 035 $a(CKB)111004366529064 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24083760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4702150 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4702150 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11273438 035 $a(OCoLC)476015843 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366529064 100 $a20161012h19941994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aUncovering lives $ethe uneasy alliance of biography and psychology /$fAlan C. Elms 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d1994. 210 4$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (328p.) 300 $aOriginally published: 1994. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-585-33213-4 311 $a0-19-511379-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThis work argues that psychobiography can rival traditional biography in the insights it offers. Elms makes a case for the value of psychobiography, arguing in part from his own case studies of over a dozen prominent figures. It also offers tips for anyone interested in writing in this genre. 330 $bPsychobiography is often attacked by critics who feel that it trivialises complex adult personalities, "explaining the large deeds of great individuals," as George Will wrote, "by some slight the individual suffered at a tender age, say seven, when his mother took away a lollipop." And yet, as Alan Elms argues in Uncovering Lives, in the hands of a skilled practitioner, psychobiography can rival the very best traditional biography in the insights it offers. Elms makes a strong case for the value of psychobiography, arguing in large part from his own fascinating case studies of over a dozen prominent figures, including George Bush, Saddam Hussein, and Sigmund Freud. Written with great clarity and wit, Uncovering Lives illuminates the contributions that psychology can make to biography. Elm's enthusiasm for his subject is contagious and will inspire would-be psychobiographers as well as win over the most hardened skeptics. 606 $aPsychology$xBiographical methods 606 $aBiography as a literary form 606 $aPsychologists$xPsychology$vCase studies 606 $aPoliticians$xPsychology$vCase studies 606 $aAuthors$xPsychology$vCase studies 615 0$aPsychology$xBiographical methods. 615 0$aBiography as a literary form. 615 0$aPsychologists$xPsychology 615 0$aPoliticians$xPsychology 615 0$aAuthors$xPsychology 676 $a920/.001/9 700 $aElms$b Alan C.$f1938-$01557139 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778719603321 996 $aUncovering lives$93820434 997 $aUNINA