Writing Biography Historians and Their Craft

Name: Writing Biography Historians and Their Craft
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ISBN: 9780803210660

ISBN-10: 0803210663

ISBN-13: 9780803210660

Edition: 2004

Authors: Lloyd E. Ambrosius, Lloyd Ambrosius

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In 'Writing Biography' six prominent historians address key issues that face the historical biographer: how to sort out the role of the individual within the larger historical context; how biographical studies relate to other forms of history; & what particular approaches & sources can the biographer utilise.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 5/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 166
Size: 6.33" wide x 9.28" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction



Biography Matters: Why Historians Need Well-Crafted Biographies More Than Ever



Culture and Context in Biographical Studies: the Case of China



Reshaping Tudor Biography: Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves



Conception, Conversation, and Comparison: My Experiences as a Biographer



Ut Pictura Poesis; Or, the Sisterhood of the Verbal and Visual Arts



Did Friedrich Schelling Kill Auguste Bï¿½hmer and Does It Matter? the Necessity of Biography in the History of Philosophy


Contributors


Index