from biography to biofiction
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Fitzmaurice, James > (ed.)
- Creator
- Miller, Naomi J. > (ed.)
- Creator
- Steen, Sara Jayne > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Mujica, Bárbara
- Contributor
- Frye, Susan
- Contributor
- Cavanagh, Sheila T.
- Contributor
- [et al.]
- Publish Year
- 2022
- Shelfmark
- WER 54 2022
- Description
- The essays in this volume analyze strategies used by contemporary novelists, playwrights, screenwriters and biographers interested in bringing the stories of early modern women to modern audiences. It also pays attention to the historical women creators themselves, who, be they saints or midwives, visual artists or poets and playwrights, stand out for their roles as active practitioners of their own arts and for their accomplishments as creators. The volume considers the relation between biography, historical fiction, and contemporary fictionalizations of historical figures.