Writing Biographical Fiction
Some Personal Reflections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12179698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jay Parini (Middlebury College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-26 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | a/b Auto/Biography Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-9575 • E-ISSN: 2151-7290 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08989575.2016.1088732 |
| OpenAlex | W2287335603 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Jay Parini, author of three biographies and three biographical novels, reflects on the different strategies and approaches to both genres, clarifies the different kinds of “truths” each pictures, discusses the kind of ethical responsibilities authors have to their subject, and considers shifts in the understanding of history in relation to the rise of biofiction
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Library science · Literature · Relation (database · Sociology · Subject (documents · American and British Literature Analysis · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing · Computer Science · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |