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Biography: Writing Lives (Genres in Context)
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Product Description
Parke surveys biography from classical times to the present, focusing her analysis on Western culture, and providing detailed readings of works by James Boswell, Richard Ellman, and Gertrude Stein (who together represent the variety of modern literary biography), devoting individual chapters to Samuel Johnson and Virginia Woolf.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #742346 in Books
- Published on: 2002-01-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
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From the Back Cover
Biography scholar Catherine Parke explores the history, theory and practice of biographical writing in this indispensable introduction to the genre. Surveying biographies from classical times to the present, she provides detailed readings of works by James Boswell, Richard Ellman and Gertrude Stein, who collectively represent the many varieties of modern biography. Individual chapters are devoted to peerless writers, Samuel Johnson and Virginia Woolf. Perfect for AP through upper-level undergraduate courses, this guide also includes an extensive annotated list of works for further reading and a discursive critical bibliography.
About the Author
Catherine N. Parke teaches English and Women's Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is the author of Samuel Johnson and Biographical Thinking and Other People's Lives.
