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After Ancient Biography
Modern Types and Classical Archetypes
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Focusing on the interplay between ancient biography and its lasting influence, the book explores how classical texts shaped perceptions during the French Revolution and continue to resonate through the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. It delves into modern critiques of ancient biographical forms and examines their impact on contemporary art and film. The work poses critical questions about the evolution of life-writing, the nature of truth in biography, and the challenges faced by modern biographers in authentically representing lives.
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After Ancient Biography, Robert Fraser
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- Title
- After Ancient Biography
- Subtitle
- Modern Types and Classical Archetypes
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Fraser
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 292
- ISBN13
- 9783030351687
- Category
- About Literature
- Description
- Focusing on the interplay between ancient biography and its lasting influence, the book explores how classical texts shaped perceptions during the French Revolution and continue to resonate through the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. It delves into modern critiques of ancient biographical forms and examines their impact on contemporary art and film. The work poses critical questions about the evolution of life-writing, the nature of truth in biography, and the challenges faced by modern biographers in authentically representing lives.