Biography : a brief history / Nigel Hamilton.

Author/creator Hamilton, Nigel
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Description345 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Subjects

Contents Evolutionary biography -- Hagiography -- The renaissance of biography -- Victrian pseudobiography -- The early Twentieth Century -- The rise of film -- The people's war -- Death of the author -- New directions -- Biography comes of age -- Biography on trial -- The miner's canary -- Biography today.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.
LCCN 2006051132
ISBN0674024664 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780674024663 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks CT31.H36 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold