Narrative and Judgment in the Life of Savage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7669098 |
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| Authors | Lionel Basney (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-164 |
| Publication date | 1991-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-4962 • E-ISSN: 1529-1456 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bio.2010.0389 |
| OpenAlex | W1985727185 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The complexity of Johnson's work is normally explained as the result of tension between "facts" and Johnson's inclination to palliate or moralize them. But the facts of this biography-and of biography in general, as Johnson understood it-are often matters of moral judgment, which, by explaining why actions were committed, makes the biography seem a probable account of the life. Like the law, biographical judgment constitutes the narrative record
Art · Biography · Epistemology · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Australian History and Society · History · Literature: history, themes, analysis · Philosophy · Philosophy, History, and Historiography
| Highly cited | No |
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