Biography: A Very Short Introduction

Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This Very Short Introduction examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction.

• | By (Author): Hermione (Wolfson College, Oxford) Lee
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 09, 2009
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199533547
• | ISBN-13: 9780199533541