Speculative Biography

Author : Donna Lee Brien,Kiera Lindsey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000454734

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Speculative Biography by Donna Lee Brien,Kiera Lindsey Pdf

While speculation has always been crucial to biography, it has often been neglected, denied or misunderstood. This edited collection brings together a group of international biographers to discuss how, and why, each uses speculation in their work; whether this is to conceptualise a project in its early stages, work with scanty or deliberately deceptive sources, or address issues associated with shy or stubborn subjects. After defining the role of speculation in biography, the volume offers a series of work-in-progress case studies that discuss the challenges biographers encounter and address in their work. In addition to defining the ‘speculative spectrum’ within the biographical endeavour, the collection offers a lexicon of new terms to describe different types of biographical speculation, and more deeply engage with the dynamic interplay between research, subjectivity and that which Natalie Zemon Davis dubbed ‘informed imagination’. By mapping the field of speculative biography, the collection demonstrates that speculation is not only innate to biographical practice but also key to rendering the complex mystery of biographical subjects, be they human, animal or even metaphysical.

Author : Donna Lee Brien,Quinn Eades
Publisher : UWAP Scholarly
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Autobiography
ISBN : 1742589626

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Offshoot by Donna Lee Brien,Quinn Eades Pdf

Offshoot includes essays in life writing methodologies and approaches, as well as a series of creative work-poetry and prose-that engages with current life writing. This collection highlights the development and influence of the genre in the twenty-first century. Starting from the premise that life writing is a significant component of both contemporary artistic practice and scholarship, Offshoot provides a necessary re-evaluation of the mode, its contemporary sub-generic incarnations, as well as methodological and practical approaches. The book presents research on a wide range of approaches, including both traditional areas-such as literature and creative writing-and areas that have not previously been associated with life writing scholarship. With its multifaceted readings, Offshoot signals a shift in life writing research tending towards an expansive, hybrid, experimental, and rhizomic approach. [Subject: Life Writing, Education, Literature]

Author : Daniel S. Burt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313017261

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The Biography Book by Daniel S. Burt Pdf

From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.

Author : Kate Douglas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350236387

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Children and Biography by Kate Douglas Pdf

The first study of life narratives produced for, about, and written by children, this book examines the recent popularity of children's biographies and how they engage with the biggest issues of our time: environmental change, health crises, education, and children's personal and political development. Beginning with a literary-historical overview, Children and Biography proceeds to examine 21st-century examples and trends such as illustrated texts including Women in Science, the Fantastically Great Women Who... books, Rebel Dogs, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, Kids Who Did, My Beautiful Birds and The Journey. The book also considers archives of children's writings and drawings, in particular the testimonies of child asylum seekers, children's biographical art, and 'Lockdown diaries' produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. By analyzing these works alongside empirical studies into how such material is received by child readers, and how texts generated by children are perceived both by them and their parents, this book provides new knowledge on how biographies for children are produced and read. Comprehensive and original, Children and Biography, presents an ethical methodological framework for scholarly practice when reading, witnessing and interpreting children's life narratives. The book offers a mandate for future researchers: to place children's voices and writing at the centre of inquiries in ways that facilitate genuine agency for child authors.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Biography
ISBN : HARVARD:32044090376252

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The World's Cyclopedia of Biography by Anonim Pdf

Author : Neal A. Lester,Maureen Daly Goggin
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0739122088

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Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads by Neal A. Lester,Maureen Daly Goggin Pdf

The essays in Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads explore complex intersections among the social categories of race, gender and sexuality within personal ads, revealing a dynamic tapestry of power relations and hierarchies. The ephemeral nature of personal ads, their anonymity, the space limitations, and the linguistic encoding characteristic of the genre make it an interesting and important opportunity to witness the performative nature of identity politics.

Author : Janet Morgan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007392995

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Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet Morgan Pdf

Janet Morgan’s definitive and authorised biography of Agatha Christie, with a new retrospective foreword by the author.

Author : Ace G. Pilkington
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476629551

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Science Fiction and Futurism by Ace G. Pilkington Pdf

Science and science fiction have become inseparable--with common stories, interconnected thought experiments, and shared language. This reference book lays out that relationship and its all-but-magical terms and ideas. Those who think seriously about the future are changing the world, reshaping how we speak and how we think. This book fully covers the terms that collected, clarified and crystallized the futurists' ideas, sometimes showing them off, sometimes slowing them down, and sometimes propelling them to fame and making them the common currency of our culture. The many entries in this encyclopedic work offer a guided tour of the vast territories occupied by science fiction and futurism. In his Foreword, David Brin says, "Provocative and enticing? Filled with 'huh!' moments and leads to great stories? That describes this volume."

Author : William MURE (of Caldwell, Historian.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0027050012

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A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Antient Greece by William MURE (of Caldwell, Historian.) Pdf

Author : Ilse Josepha Lazaroms,Emily R. Gioielli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317615415

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The Politics of Contested Narratives by Ilse Josepha Lazaroms,Emily R. Gioielli Pdf

The twentieth century in Europe was characterized by great moments of rupture, such as two world wars, ideological conflict, and political polarization. In these processes, as well as in the historical writing that followed in its wake, the individual as an historical entity often appeared crushed. In line with contemporary theories about the precariousness of historical writing and the self, this volume seeks to understand the important developments in modern Europe from the perspective of the single, sometimes isolated, but always original viewpoint of individuals inhabiting the space at the other side of the traditional grand narratives. Including theoretical chapters as well as detailed case studies, this volume takes a biographical approach to dystopian events—the Holocaust, Fascism, Communism, and collectivization—by starting with the voices of unknown historical actors and relating their experiences to larger processes in modern European history, such as the emergence of the national, collective memory, and state formation, as well as changes in the understanding of modern identities and the (re)formulation of the self. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Review of History.

Author : Michael Rembis,Catherine J. Kudlick,Kim Nielsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190234966

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The Oxford Handbook of Disability History by Michael Rembis,Catherine J. Kudlick,Kim Nielsen Pdf

Disability history exists outside of the institutions, healers, and treatments it often brings to mind. It is a history where disabled people live not just as patients or cure-seekers, but rather as people living differently in the world--and it is also a history that helps define the fundamental concepts of identity, community, citizenship, and normality. The Oxford Handbook of Disability History is the first volume of its kind to represent this history and its global scale, from ancient Greece to British West Africa. The twenty-seven articles, written by thirty experts from across the field, capture the diversity and liveliness of this emerging scholarship. Whether discussing disability in modern Chinese cinema or on the American antebellum stage, this collection provides new and valuable insights into the rich and varied lives of disabled people across time and place.

Author : Michael P. Jensen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476634951

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Shakespeare Scholars in Conversation by Michael P. Jensen Pdf

 Twenty-four of today's most prominent Shakespeare scholars discuss the best-known works in Shakespeare studies, along with some nearly forgotten classics that deserve fresh appraisal. An extensive bibliography provides a reading list of the most important works in the field. A filmography then lists the most important Shakespeare films, along with the films that influenced Shakespeare filmmakers. Interviewees include Sir Stanley Wells, Sir Jonathan Bate, Sir Brian Vickers, Ann Thompson, Virginia Mason Vaughan, George T. Wright, Lukas Erne, MacDonald P. Jackson, Peter Holland, James Shapiro, Katherine Duncan-Jones and Barbara Hodgdon.

Author : Richard Bradford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781118896297

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A Companion to Literary Biography by Richard Bradford Pdf

An authoritative review of literary biography covering the seventeenth century to the twentieth century A Companion to Literary Biography offers a comprehensive account of literary biography spanning the history of the genre across three centuries. The editor – an esteemed literary biographer and noted expert in the field – has encouraged contributors to explore the theoretical and methodological questions raised by the writing of biographies of writers. The text examines how biographers have dealt with the lives of classic authors from Chaucer to contemporary figures such as Kingsley Amis. The Companion brings a new perspective on how literary biography enables the reader to deal with the relationship between the writer and their work. Literary biography is the most popular form of writing about writing, yet it has been largely neglected in the academic community. This volume bridges the gap between literary biography as a popular genre and its relevance for the academic study of literature. This important work: Allows the author of a biography to be treated as part of the process of interpretation and investigates biographical reading as an important aspect of criticism Examines the birth of literary biography at the close of the seventeenth century and considers its expansion through the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries Addresses the status and writing of literary biography from numerous perspectives and with regard to various sources, methodologies and theories Reviews the ways in which literary biography has played a role in our perception of writers in the mainstream of the English canon from Chaucer to the present day Written for students at the undergraduate level, through postgraduate and doctoral levels, as well as academics, A Companion to Literary Biography illustrates and accounts for the importance of the literary biography as a vital element of criticism and as an index to our perception of literary history.

Author : George Palmer Putnam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Chronology, Historical
ISBN : COLUMBIA:50192171

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Hand-book of Chronology and History by George Palmer Putnam Pdf

Author : Jo Parnell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781352007190

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New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives by Jo Parnell Pdf

With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious study of innovative forms of life writing, with a view to reflecting on best practice and offering the reader practical guidance on methods and techniques. Offering a range of practical exercises and an insight into cutting-edge literary methodologies, this is an inspiring and thought-provoking companion for students of literature and creative writing studying courses on life writing, memoir or creative non-fiction.