Reflections on Biography, written by the author of an award-winning life of Daniel Defoe, is an invitation to turn 'biography' over in the mind as we turn an artefact in our hands. Intended for all readers of biographyDSlifelong or occasional, critical or casualDSit examines the subject from many angles, and gives a tour of the decisions biographers make and the implications of those choices. Its aim is to increase the pleasure of reading biographies, to add new, enjoyable dimensions even as it increases readers' insights into the art of writing them. Among the biographies given special attention are prize-winning lives of writers, mathematical geniuses, intellectual women, the Roosevelts, and unusual marriage partners. The book is full of lively comparisons, for instance, of Keats by Walter Jackson Bate, Andrew Motion, and others, and of a century of biographies of Edith Wharton.
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She writes a fluent, good-humoured, often humorous prose, she wears her extraordinary erudition as lightly as a scarf, and her aims are disarmingly pragmatic: to offer a practical guide ... based on her personal experience ... and a remarkable range of intelligent reading (the bibliography is a treasure-trove) ... Her book will be blessed by generations of biographers and historians to come, not only because Backscheider makes the rough places plainer, but because she celebrates the biographer's art as at once compelling, horribly difficult and significant. (Inga Clendinnen, London Review of Books)
Book by Backscheider Paula R
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Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Codice articolo 329005-6
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Da: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, Regno Unito
1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xxii + 269, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). Codice articolo 174330
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Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780198186410. Codice articolo 4845666
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Da: The Spoken Word, Oxfordshire, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Published by Oxford University Press in 1999, here is the first hardback printing of Paula R. Backscheider's REFLECTIONS ON BIOGRAPHY. Black cloth binding, gilt spine lettering, 289 pages, illustrations, the book is in good condition with some smoky and dusty staining to the top of the page edges and a damaged stamp to the full title page. The dust jacket is good to very good. Codice articolo 11920
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Da: Tall Stories BA, Stoneyford, Irlanda
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. very minor shelf wear only. Codice articolo 2000026529
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Da: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. Full cloth binding. 289pp. Jacket is very slightly rubbed at tips. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Codice articolo 067867
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hardcover. Condizione: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. Codice articolo mon0000155068
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Da: Asano Bookshop, Nagoya, AICHI, Giappone
Condizione: Brand New. Codice articolo 84432
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Da: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condizione: NF. Condizione sovraccoperta: NF. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. Very very dark blue cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Book's only flaw is a light ding in the lower edge of the rear board about an inch away from the tail of the spine. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 289 pages. Some photographs and illustrations here and there throughout the book. Dust Jacket - has just a trace of rubbing at the tips of the four outside corners - otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. Nice copy! Codice articolo 005941
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