Literary Biography

An Introduction

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Michael J. Benton

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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

Author Biography:

Michael Benton is Emeritus Professor of Education atthe University of Southampton. His publications include the highlyinfluential Teaching Literature 9 14 (with Geoff Fox,1985) and several widely used anthologies of poetry, most notablythe Touchstones series (with Peter Benton,various editions 1968 2008). His most recent book was Studies in the Spectator Role: Literature, Painting andPedagogy (2000).

Release date NZ

July 17th, 2015

Author

Michael J. Benton

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

280

Dimensions

155x229x15

ISBN-13

9781119060116

Product ID

23131075

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