Fear of theory : towards a new theoretical justification of biography / edited by Hans Renders, David Veltman

Другие авторы: Renders, Hans, 1957- [Herausgeber] | Veltman, David [Herausgeber]Тип материала: ТекстТекстЯзык: English (английский язык) Серия: Biography studies ; volume 3Издатель: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2022Описание: XI, 276 Seiten IllustrationВид содержания: Text Средство доступа: ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen Тип носителя: BandISBN: 9789004498549Тематика(и): Methodologie | Theorie | Geschichtsschreibung | Biografie | Biography as a literary form | Biography / Research / MethodologyДополнительные физические форматы: Erscheint auch als: Без заглавияЭлектронное местонахождение и доступ: Volltext Резюме или реферат:"Recent academic historiography has seen a profusion of theoretical perspectives on biography, both analytical and descriptive. Yet many biographers still fear 'theory' as antithetical to accessible narration of real lives. This volume presents eighteen essays by more than a dozen scholars and practitioners from Australia, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, and the United States who seek to banish such fear. Writing with candor, wide experience and familiarity with modern teaching, they examine the riches greeting the biographer willing to think more deeply about biography: its inner workings and rationale in a world still hungry for fact and truth. Contributors are: Nigel Hamilton, Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon, Emma McEwin, Melanie Nolan, Kerstin Maria Pahl, Eric Palmen, Hans Renders, Carl Rollyson, David T. Roth, István M. Szijártó, Jeffrey Tyssens, and David Veltman"

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"Recent academic historiography has seen a profusion of theoretical perspectives on biography, both analytical and descriptive. Yet many biographers still fear 'theory' as antithetical to accessible narration of real lives. This volume presents eighteen essays by more than a dozen scholars and practitioners from Australia, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, and the United States who seek to banish such fear. Writing with candor, wide experience and familiarity with modern teaching, they examine the riches greeting the biographer willing to think more deeply about biography: its inner workings and rationale in a world still hungry for fact and truth. Contributors are: Nigel Hamilton, Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon, Emma McEwin, Melanie Nolan, Kerstin Maria Pahl, Eric Palmen, Hans Renders, Carl Rollyson, David T. Roth, István M. Szijártó, Jeffrey Tyssens, and David Veltman"

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