Epstein's narrative interweaves interpretive and theoretical chapters as it emplots the discourse of English biography from Walton to Strachey. In this way familiar generic relationships between biographer, subject, life, text, falsehood, and readership are analyzed in specific (if constantly shifting) historical, literary, cultural, and economic texts.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780812280814
Publisert
1988-01-29
Utgiver
University of Pennsylvania Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
242

Biografisk notat

William H. Epstein is Professor of English at The University of Arizona.