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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Main Author: Martin, Jessica
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001, 2001
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