This book illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges historical facts with the conventions of narrative while revealing how the biographical context can enrich the study of canonical authors. It includes issues and controversies in life writing and offers a biog…
Jahrzehntelang haben ihre Briefe aus der Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit ungelesen im Schrank gelegen. Als Peter Schneider sich endlich entschließt, die in Sütterlin geschriebenen Briefe seiner Mutter transkribieren zu lassen, stößt er auf eine unglaubliche Geschichte - eine offene D…
Ireland, the Irish, and the rise of biofiction
"Biofiction is literature that names its protagonist after an actual historical figure, and it has become a dominant literary form over the last 35 years. What has not yet been scholarly acknowledged or documented is that the Irish played a crucial role in the origins, evolution…
"Biofiction: An Introduction provides readers with the history, origins, evolution, and legitimization of biofiction, suggesting potential lines of inquiry, exploring criticisms of the literary form, and modeling the process of analyzing and interpreting individual texts. Writte…