Marx HEINRICH, MICHAEL
Chicago review,
01/2020, Volume:
63, Issue:
3/4
Journal Article, Magazine Article
Peer reviewed
Biography as a genre is often situated somewhere between historiography and literature, involving an artistic or creative element that sets it apart from other historical studies. Many biographies ...tend to concern themselves with the flow of the narrative rather than striving for historical accuracy. The genre of biography is neither self-evident nor simply given. Especially in the last thirty or forty years people have witnessed important discussions about the actual possibilities and limitations of biographical writing. The more recent Marx biographies, however, pay no regard to these debates.
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