| Writing Lives: Literary Biography Contributor(s): Gillies, Midge (Author) |
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ISBN: 052173231X ISBN-13: 9780521732314 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $24.37 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 Annotation: Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Biography & Autobiography - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 809.935 |
| LCCN: 2013388553 |
| Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Writing Lives takes as its focus life writing, both autobiography and biography, discussing these genres specifically within the contexts of the lives and literary careers of writers, past and present. In addition to exploring the key characteristics of life writing, the book also examines the relationship between the lives of authors and the influence of these lives both on their own writing and on the reception of their work by contemporary and later readers. The book traces the origins of literary biography from its early roots to its position as a best-selling genre in its own right. |