On life-writing / edited by Zachary Leader.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leader, Zachary, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Writing.

Biography as a literary form.

Collective memory.

Physical Description:

xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Contents:

1 Unravelling Shakespeare's Life / James Shapiro Shapiro, James 7

2 A Boy from Stratford, 1769-1916: Shakespearean Biography and Romantic Nationalism / Michael Dobson Dobson, Michael 25

3 Romantic Biography: Conveying Personality, Intimacy, and Authenticity in an Age of Ink on Paper / William St Clair Clair, William St 48

4 Prosopography and Crowded Attention in Old and New Media / Alison Booth Booth, Alison 72

5 Writing Real People / Adam Foulds Foulds, Adam 99

6 Rosamund and Ravelstein: The Discandying of a Creator's Confection / Jams Freedman Bellow Bellow, Jams Freedman 112

7 'From Memory': Literary Encounters and Life-Writing / Hermione Lee Lee, Hermione 124

8 Medieval Life-Writing and the Strange Case of Margery Kempe of Lynn (c.1373 -c.1440) / Karen A. Winstead Winstead, Karen A. 142

9 The Materiality of Early Modern Life-Writing: The Case of Richard Stonley / Alan Stewart Stewart, Alan 161

10 The Autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin / Joyce E. Chaplin Chaplin, Joyce E. 180

11 The Worst Thing I Ever Did: The Contemporary Confessional Memoir / Blake Morrison Morrison, Blake 201

12 The Rights to a Life / J. David Velleman Velleman, J. David 221

13 Human 2.0: Life-Writing in the Digital Age / Patrick Hayes Hayes, Patrick 233

14 Autobiography and Psychoanalysis / Laura Marcus Marcus, Laura 257

15 The Unstoried Life / Galen Strawson Strawson, Galen 284.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198704062

9780198704065

OCLC:

910293761