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ERIC Number: EJ260630
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Art of Biography.
Cheek, William
Social Studies Review, v21 n2 p16-19 Win 1982
Discusses the distinguishing features of a good biography, the problems of the biographer, and the limitations of biography. The author suggests that the essential duty of a biography is to illustrate what it has meant to be human and to live a life. (AM)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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