Fear of theory towards a new theoretical justification of biography / edited by Hans Renders, David Veltman.
| Other author | Renders, Hans. |
| Other author | Veltman, David. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] |
| Description | xi, 276 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Towards a new theoretical justification of biography |
| Series | Biography studies, 2468-2497 ; 3 |
| Abstract | "Recent academic historiography has seen a profusion of theoretical perspectives on biography, both analytical and descriptive. Yet many biographers still fear 'theory' as antithetical to accessible narration of real lives. This volume presents eighteen essays by more than a dozen scholars and practitioners from Australia, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, and the United States who seek to banish such fear. Writing with candor, wide experience and familiarity with modern teaching, they examine the riches greeting the biographer willing to think more deeply about biography: its inner workings and rationale in a world still hungry for fact and truth. Contributors are: Nigel Hamilton, Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon, Emma McEwin, Melanie Nolan, Kerstin Maria Pahl, Eric Palmen, Hans Renders, Carl Rollyson, David T. Roth, István M. Szijártó, Jeffrey Tyssens, and David Veltman"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-265) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021041799 |
| ISBN | 9789004498549 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |