Walton's lives conformist commemorations and the rise of biography
Arguing that Walton's practice in his 'Lives' was crucial in shaping modern expectations of biography, this text investigates topics such as how biography should be organised; how it should treat evidence; and how it should regard narrative coherence
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2001, 2001
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Arguing that Walton's practice in his 'Lives' was crucial in shaping modern expectations of biography, this text investigates topics such as how biography should be organised; how it should treat evidence; and how it should regard narrative coherence |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 353 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191683930 0191683930 |