Different Lives: Global Perspectives on Biography in Public Cultures and Societies: 1 - Rilegato

Libro 3 di 4: Biography Studies

Hans Renders; David Veltman

 
9789004428126: Different Lives: Global Perspectives on Biography in Public Cultures and Societies: 1
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ISBN 10: 9004428127 ISBN 13: 9789004428126
Casa editrice: BRILL, 2020

Sinossi

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)

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Informazioni sull?autore

Hans Renders is Professor in History and Theory of Biography at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He has written two biographies and has published on biographical theory in various international journals. He is the series editor of Biography Studies at Brill. David Veltman works at the Biography Institute (University of Groningen) on a PhD thesis about the artist Felix de Boeck. David has an MA in modern Dutch literature. He has published before in Biography and Australian Journal of Biography and History.

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Editore
BRILL
Data di pubblicazione
2020
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
9004428127
ISBN 13 
9789004428126
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
292
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Persona responsabile
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