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Biography : a very short introduction / Hermione Lee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Hermione, author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biography as a literary form.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 170 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This book examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-157052-4
- OCLC:
- 958567890
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