The Biographer's Craft/Practical Advice on Gathering, Writing, Shaping and Polishing Biographical Material - Couverture souple

Lomask, Milton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060913878 ISBN 13 : 9780060913878

Editeur : HarperCollins, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Lomask Milton

A propos du livre

From Library Journal

Drawing on his experience as the biographer of several American figures, Lomask offers a practical manual for the beginning biographer and autobiographer. He outlines the scholarly apparatus neededquotes, notes, bibliographyand sketches the nature of the medium, selecting a subject, methods of finding and using sources, questions of style and tone. Lomask illustrates his points with examples from a variety of biographies and autobiographies, and concludes with advice on securing a publisher. This clear and simple book should be helpful both to the apprentice in and the student of the art. Milton Meltzer, New York
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060913878
• ISBN 13: 9780060913878
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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