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Hesperus Pr, 2011. Paperback. New. 144 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.25 inches.
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A Brief History of Biographies: From Plutarch to Celebs Paperback - 2011
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- Title A Brief History of Biographies: From Plutarch to Celebs
- Author Andrew Brown
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 131
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hesperus Press
- Date 2011-11
- ISBN 9781843919728 / 1843919729
- Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
- Dimensions 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 in (19.30 x 12.45 x 1.02 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 800
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Hesperus Press / Trafalgar Square, Hesperus Press / Trafalgar Square. 2011, 131pp. Paperback. In very good condition. "The works of T. S. Eliot, Vladimir Nabokov, Iris Murdoch, George Orwell, Sylvia Plath, and more are considered in this exploration of the historical fascination with life-writing Meditating on whether the success of celebrity biographies is a mark of todays prurient, voyeuristic timesor rather, if the fascination with the lives and struggles of others a facet of human nature, reflected in literary tastes through the agesthis investigation into the history of life-writing argues that modern biographies are actually an extension of early religious roots. Modern writing inspires by framing life as a struggleagainst drink, drugs, depression, or deprivationthat is eventually won. Yet this trajectory can be found in even the earliest lives of saints and their struggles against the devil. This history considers the ways in which developments such as changing attitudes towards…
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