Private Lives Made Public: The Invention of Biography in Early Modern England

by Andrea Walkden

Book Overview

Following the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649, the seventeenth century witnessed an explosion of print culture in England, including an unprecedented boom in biographical writing. Andrea Walkden offers a case-study examination of this fascinating trend, bringing together texts that generations of scholars have considered piecemeal and primarily as sources for their own research.

Private Lives Made Public: The Invention of Biography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271092971
• ISBN13: 9780271092973
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"