Seductions of Biography

Informationen zum Autor David Suchoff is Assistant Professor of English at Colby College. Mary Rhiel is Associate Professor of German at the University of New Hampshire. Klappentext First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Why is biography such a popular and provocative genre? How does one 'tell a life', and what responsibilities does a biographer have to the subject and the public? Is it fair to use private tapings made by the subject's analyst? Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Mary Rhiel, David Suchoff; Part I MASS MEDIA,Introduclion, K. Anthony Appiah; Chapter 1 BISEXUALITY AND CELEBRITY, Marjorie Garber; Chapter 2 PERSONAL STORIES AND NATIONAL MEANINGS, Marita Sturken; Chapter 3 INVENTING AND INTERPRETING MALCOLM X, Michael Eric Dyson; Part II PRIVATE LIVES, PUBLIC FIGURES; Chapter 03 Introduction, William S. McFeely; Chapter 4 READING THE SILENCES IN A GAY LIFE, John D'Emilio; Chapter 5 OUTING HISTORY, Blanche Wiesen Cook; Chapter 6 MICHAEL HARRINGTON, Maurice Isserman; Part III CHANGING THE SUBJECT; Chapter 04 Introduction, Betty Sasaki; Chapter 7 TWO PAINTINGS BY WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, Richard J. Powell; Chapter 8 RECONSTRUCTING ENTERPRISE, Jeffrey Louis Decker; Chapter 9 FRIDA KAHLO, Hayden Herrera; Part IV WHOSE LIFE IS IT, ANYWAY?; Chapter 05 Introduction, Barbara Johnson; Chapter 10 TELLING SECRETS, Diane Wood Middlebrook; Chapter 11 CONFESSIONS OF A BURNED-OUTlncidents IN THE LIFE OF HARRIET JACOBS, Jean Fagan Yellin; Chapter 13 TAKING A LIFE, Doris Sommer; Part V POSTMODERNISM AND THE POSSIBILITY OFIntroduction, Marjorie Garber; Chapter 14 TELLING THE TELLER, Sherley Anne Williams; Chapter 15 CATASTROPHIC ENCOIINTERS, Marilyn L. Brownstein; Chapter 16 YOUR NEAREST EXTT MAY BE BEHIND YOU, Clark Blaise;

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Rhiel Suchoff
• Collaboration: Mary Rhiel (Editeur), Rhiel Mary (Editeur), David Suchoff (Editeur), Suchoff David (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.04.1996
• EAN: 9780415910903
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91090-3
• Pages: 234
• Thème: CultureWork: A Book Series from the Center for Literacy and Cultural Studies at Harvard
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Général, dictionnaires; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general