BIOGRAPHICAL GENUS AND HISTORIOGRAPHY: THEORETICAL CONDITIONS.

The article deals with the question of biography from a theoretical perspective. The recent renewal of this genre of historical-literary work is discussed in the light of the broader movement of equal renewal of narrative and memory and the emergence of the New Cultural History as the domain of hist...

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Main Author: Francisco de Sales Gaudêncio
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 2007-06-01
Series:Clio: Revista de Pesquisa Histórica
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/revistaclio/article/view/24700/19975
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Summary:The article deals with the question of biography from a theoretical perspective. The recent renewal of this genre of historical-literary work is discussed in the light of the broader movement of equal renewal of narrative and memory and the emergence of the New Cultural History as the domain of historiography from the last three decades. Also the History of the Present and the controversial relations between History and Literature are contemplated in the text that also points out the difficulties and the tasks to be taken in the construction of the biographical narratives.
ISSN:2525-5649
2525-5649