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Literary Biography

Name: Literary Biography
Author: Michael J. Benton

An Introduction

Michael J. Benton

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John Wiley & Sons

Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft

Beschreibung

Literary Biography: An Introduction illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical context can enrich the study of canonical authors. * Provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of issues and controversies in life writing, a rapidly growing field of study * Offers a valuable biographical and historical context for the study of major classic and contemporary authors * Features an interview with Wilfred Owen's biographer, Dominic Hibberd; a gallery of literary portraits with commentaries; close readings that illustrate the differences between fiction and biography; speculation about likely future developments; and detailed suggestions for further reading

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(Biography, Summer 2010)
"Last year I was sent Michael Benton's Literary Biography: An Introduction prior to publication, and was happy to supply a recommendation for the dust jacket. I described it then as an "elegant. introduction which is likely to appeal to both established scholars and to the growing number of university students who study the subject at all levels." Having read the book again for the purposes of this review, I am happy to stand by my initial response. Indeed, I would add that the book is sufficiently rich and thoughtful to provide an even more enjoyable and informative reading experience the second time around."

(M/C Reviews, March 2010)
"A general reader with an interest in literature or biography or both will find much of interest here."

(The Times Literary Supplement, November 2009)
"Lucid and intelligent."

--(Dinah Birch, University of Liverpool)
"Provides tutors and students with a useful means of entry to a complex and rapidly developing area of debate."

--(Geoff Fox, Exeter University)
"I found this book both highly enjoyable and informative. It is simply excellent - very well written, elegant in structure and individual phrasing, a fascinating topic and a provocative introduction to a range of biographies."

--(Claire Harman, Times Literary Supplement)
"Last year I was sent Michael Benton's Literary Biography: An Introduction prior to publication, and was happy to supply a recommendation for the dust jacket. I described it then as an "elegant. introduction which is likely to appeal to both established scholars and to the growing number of university students who study the subject at all levels." Having read the book again for the purposes of this review, I am happy to stand by my initial response. Indeed, I would add that the book is sufficiently rich and thoughtful to provide an even more enjoyable and informative reading experience the second time around."--(Katherine Hughes, Biography) "Brisk and readable ... lucid and intelligent"

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