Synopsis
Literary Biography: An Introduction illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical context can enrich the study of canonical authors.
- Provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of issues and controversies in life writing, a rapidly growing field of study
- Offers a valuable biographical and historical context for the study of major classic and contemporary authors
- Features an interview with Wilfred Owen's biographer, Dominic Hibberd; a gallery of literary portraits with commentaries; close readings that illustrate the differences between fiction and biography; speculation about likely future developments; and detailed suggestions for further reading
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Michael Benton is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southampton. His publications include the highly influential Teaching Literature 9–14 (with Geoff Fox, 1985) and several widely used anthologies of poetry, most notably the Touchstones series (with Peter Benton, various editions 1968–2008). His most recent book was Studies in the Spectator Role: Literature, Painting and Pedagogy (2000).
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Literary Biography: an introduction
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Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
ISBN 10 : 1405194464
ISBN 13 : 9781405194464
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Nice copy in dustwrapper. Loosely inserted the publisher's presentation compliments slip to Dominic Hibberd (to whom particular printed acknowledgement is made, p. [xii]) - "Michael was most keen for you to receive a copy of the book", a typed letter signed from the author to Hibberd, 1p. 4to, Copenhagen, 25 March 2007, with extensive advance briefing notes, arranging an interview. Benton's interview with Hibberd about his 2002 Wilfred Owen biography is printed at length, pp. [152]-170. N° de réf. du vendeur 2GW100188
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