After Ancient Biography Modern Types and Classical Archetypes /
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| Samenvatting: | XVI, 273 p. text |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Editie: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Reeks: | Palgrave Studies in Life Writing,
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| Online toegang: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35169-4 |
| Formaat: | Elektronisch Boek |
Inhoudsopgave:
- 1. Chapter I: Paris in Parallel: Classical Biography in an Age of Revolution
- 2. Chapter II: Ancient Biographers and Modern Classicists: “What is Truth?”
- 3. Chapter III: Biography as Representation: Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
- 4. Chapter IV: Biography as Censure: Suetonius and Procopius
- 5. Chapter V: Biography as Persuasion: The Christian Gospels
- 6. Chapter VI: Biography as Inner Drama: Athanasius’s Life of Saint Antony
- 7. Chapter VII: Heroic Biography: Carlyle & Co.
- 7. Chapter VIII: Caustic Biography: Strachey & Co.
- 8. Conclusion: “Beauty is Terror”.