Biography

by Alan Shelston

First published in 1977, this book explores biography in the post-Renaissance period and investigates some of the problems implicit in this literary form. The introduction considers various aspects of biographical theory as expressed by practitioners and critics. The rest of the book is a detailed examination of specific works placed in chronological context - reflecting the author's assertion that a work of biography is inseparable from the intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138283940
• ISBN13: 9781138283947
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"