A Brief History of Biographies: From Plutarch to Celebs Tapa blanda - 2011

Hesperus Pr, 2011. Paperback. New. 144 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.25 inches.

Paperback. New.

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 today’s 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… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.