Biofictions

Description:

The starting point for this collection of essays is the observation that as a literary subject, fictionalized and dramatized "lives" in the form of fictional biographies/biographical fiction, bio-dramas, and bio-pics are very much in evidence on the contemporary scene. And it appears that the lives of the British Romantics and the myths surrounding them have a special appeal for contemporary writers. Biofictions sets out to explore this renewed interest in Romantic artist-figures in the context of the current renaissance of "life-writing."

subjects: English literature,  English Historical drama,  Biography in literature,  History and criticism,  Authors in literature,  Romanticism,  Artists in literature,  English Biographical fiction,  Authorship in literature,  In literature,  Poets in literature,  Literature, history and criticism

People: George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 20th century