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牛津通识读本：传记（中文版）
(uk)elmiona Lee
Biography is a genre with a long history, but today it has gained new vitality and is widely loved by the public. From biographies of role models in classical antiquity to biographies of public figures today, the form, rules, and purposes of biography have evolved. This book provides an excellent introduction to the art of biography, outlines the cultural and historical background of different types of biography, various factors that influence biography writing, and explores many controversies about biography. How should biography be defined? Does a biography have to be true? Does the biographer need to know the subject personally? Are different strategies, ethics, and rules needed when writing for different people? In the book, biography researcher Elmiona Lee proposes a number of rules for imaginary biographies and breaks them one by one, leading us closer to the reality and essence of biography.
Biography is a genre with a long history, but today it has gained new vitality and is widely loved by the public. From biographies of role models in classical antiquity to biographies of public figures today, the form, rules, and purposes of biography have evolved. This book provides an excellent introduction to the art of biography, outlines the cultural and historical background of different types of biography, various factors that influence biography writing, and explores many controversies about biography. How should biography be defined? Does a biography have to be true? Does the biographer need to know the subject personally? Are different strategies, ethics, and rules needed when writing for different people? In the book, biography researcher Elmiona Lee proposes a number of rules for imaginary biographies and breaks them one by one, leading us closer to the reality and essence of biography.