Keywords
biographics
biography writing
genology
textology
How to Cite
Abstract
The author discusses the problem of biography as a literary genre, as well as biographics as a form of (popular-)scientific writing. Among the analysed examples there are texts of: J. Le Goff, J. M. Rymkiewicz, J. Barker, A. Buisine, G.D. Painter, and others. In conclusions the author suggests that ‘the biography’ will remain selection-editorial-reduction, a form of simplification or pigeonholing. Hence, it is impossible to avoid the dilemma of whether it is to be a scientific, literary or popular work, whether to prefer the spirit or the letter of fact.
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