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Leon Edel: the art of biography.
- Source :
-
New Republic . 2/10/79, Vol. 180 Issue 6, p25-29. 5p. 2 Black and White Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 1979
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Abstract
- Looks at the art of biography writing in the United States. Definitions given by several writers about biography; Assessment of problems faced by biographers; Analysis of the life of writer Ernest Hemingway; Biographers of David Thoreau's acceptance of his view of himself and his mission at the Walden Pond; Providing a glimpse of the myths within and behind the individual; Author's advice to a writer who plan to write the life of Rex Stout, the creator of Nero Wolfe.
- Subjects :
- *BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)
*BIOGRAPHERS
*AUTHORS
*WOLFE, Nero (Fictional character)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00286583
- Volume :
- 180
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Republic
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 11081135