Author: Hans Renders
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004434976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Internationally acclaimed biographies are almost always written by British or American biographers. But what is the state of the art of biography in other parts of the world? Introduced by Richard Holmes, the volume Different Lives offers a global perspective: seventeen scholars vividly describe the biographical tradition in their countries of interest. They show how biography functions as a public genre, featuring specific societal issues and opinion-making. Indeed, the volume aims to answer the question: how can biography contribute to a better understanding of differences between societies and cultures? Special attention is given to the US, China and the Netherlands. Other contributions are on Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Iran, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa. "This book represents a much needed breakdown of the history and current status of Biography Studies throughout the world. Any educator teaching a course in higher education that includes Biography Studies should definitely consider this as a major text for inclusion." Billy Tooma, film maker and Assistant Professor, Wessex County College "The rise of biography is the literary event of our time; Hamilton and Renders are its pioneer scholars, and their compelling primer is a must read." Joanny Moulin, Institut Universitaire de France, on Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders, in: The ABC of Modern Biography (2018) See inside the book
Different Lives
Author: Hans Renders
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004434976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Internationally acclaimed biographies are almost always written by British or American biographers. But what is the state of the art of biography in other parts of the world? Introduced by Richard Holmes, the volume Different Lives offers a global perspective: seventeen scholars vividly describe the biographical tradition in their countries of interest. They show how biography functions as a public genre, featuring specific societal issues and opinion-making. Indeed, the volume aims to answer the question: how can biography contribute to a better understanding of differences between societies and cultures? Special attention is given to the US, China and the Netherlands. Other contributions are on Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Iran, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa. "This book represents a much needed breakdown of the history and current status of Biography Studies throughout the world. Any educator teaching a course in higher education that includes Biography Studies should definitely consider this as a major text for inclusion." Billy Tooma, film maker and Assistant Professor, Wessex County College "The rise of biography is the literary event of our time; Hamilton and Renders are its pioneer scholars, and their compelling primer is a must read." Joanny Moulin, Institut Universitaire de France, on Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders, in: The ABC of Modern Biography (2018) See inside the book
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004434976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Internationally acclaimed biographies are almost always written by British or American biographers. But what is the state of the art of biography in other parts of the world? Introduced by Richard Holmes, the volume Different Lives offers a global perspective: seventeen scholars vividly describe the biographical tradition in their countries of interest. They show how biography functions as a public genre, featuring specific societal issues and opinion-making. Indeed, the volume aims to answer the question: how can biography contribute to a better understanding of differences between societies and cultures? Special attention is given to the US, China and the Netherlands. Other contributions are on Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Iran, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa. "This book represents a much needed breakdown of the history and current status of Biography Studies throughout the world. Any educator teaching a course in higher education that includes Biography Studies should definitely consider this as a major text for inclusion." Billy Tooma, film maker and Assistant Professor, Wessex County College "The rise of biography is the literary event of our time; Hamilton and Renders are its pioneer scholars, and their compelling primer is a must read." Joanny Moulin, Institut Universitaire de France, on Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders, in: The ABC of Modern Biography (2018) See inside the book
Commemorative Notice of Louis Agassiz
Author: Theodore Lyman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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American Journal of Conchology
Author: George Washington Tryon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mollusks
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mollusks
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Alexander Agassiz, 1835-1910
Author: Alfred Goldsborough Mayer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Author Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages :
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Columbates
Author: Matthew Hume Bedford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry, Inorganic
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry, Inorganic
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
American Malacologists
Author: Robert Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Shell Cabinet
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher: Shell Cabinet
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Revolution of the Lonely
Author: Pieter Jan Bouman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258527525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258527525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description