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British Biography: A Reader
British Biography A Reader
Author: Carl Rollyson
Biography as a literary genre is largely the product of the eighteenth century and of one seminal work, James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson (1791). Boswell's innovations revolutionized the genre and made it the target of suppression and censorship. He sought not only to memorialize a great man but also to reveal his flaws. Boswell reported lo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780595364091
ISBN-10: 0595364098
Publication Date: 7/14/2005
Pages: 320
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Publisher: IUniverse
Book Type: Paperback
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