First printing (no subsequent printings) hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition: slight wear, slight indentations on the top edges, light foxing on cloth edges. 159 pages. [15oz].

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Pure Lives: The Early Biographers

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0801835488

ISBN 13

9780801835483

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Book

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Synopsis

Looks at the history of biography writing, discusses those who have shaped the direction of the modern biography, and analyses early biographical works

Review

"Whittemore treats his subjects genially and kindly, but without missing a critical trick. His book is full of illuminations, anecdotal and aphoristic, about the largely unexamined idea of character, public and private, and I read it with much delight." -- Howard Nemerov

"Mr. Whittemore is right most of the time and interesting all the time... Biography is a troubled genre -- but, as this book testifies brilliantly, a fascinating one." -- Washington Times

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