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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Prologue 1
  5. 1. Evolutionary Biography 6
  6. 2. Hagiography 33
  7. 3. The Renaissance of Biography 60
  8. 4. Victorian Pseudobiography 100
  9. 5. The Early Twentieth Century 129
  10. 6. The Rise of Film 168
  11. 7. The People’s War 186
  12. 8. Death of the Author 206
  13. 9. New Directions 213
  14. 10. Biography Comes of Age 222
  15. 11. Biography on Trial 242
  16. 12. The Miner’s Canary 251
  17. 13. Biography Today 279
  18. Epilogue 292
  19. Notes 297
  20. Bibliography 315
  21. Acknowledgments 322
  22. Index 329
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674038226-015

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Prologue 1
  5. 1. Evolutionary Biography 6
  6. 2. Hagiography 33
  7. 3. The Renaissance of Biography 60
  8. 4. Victorian Pseudobiography 100
  9. 5. The Early Twentieth Century 129
  10. 6. The Rise of Film 168
  11. 7. The People’s War 186
  12. 8. Death of the Author 206
  13. 9. New Directions 213
  14. 10. Biography Comes of Age 222
  15. 11. Biography on Trial 242
  16. 12. The Miner’s Canary 251
  17. 13. Biography Today 279
  18. Epilogue 292
  19. Notes 297
  20. Bibliography 315
  21. Acknowledgments 322
  22. Index 329
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