Description
Biographies are at their best when they convey that the subject is a three-dimensional human being who possesses an inner life. Psychobiography: In Search of the Inner Life offers tools for using psychological approaches when writing biography.. A leader in the field, James William Anderson, analyzes the effective use of psychology and what can go wrong, such as treating the biographical subject reductively, and failing to account for both historical and cultural context. Anderson recommends using psychology to open up, not close down; to provide new questions, not easy answers; to complicate, not simplify. His lively inquiry into the art of biography--with its vignettes about people such as Oprah Winfrey, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Henry James, Simone de Beauvoir, Edith Wharton, and Anaïs Nin--will appeal to all readers who are curious about the lives of fascinating personages.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: In Search of the Inner LifeChapter 2 Research, the Foundation of PsychobiographyChapter 3 Research Materials of Special Value to the PsychobiographerChapter 4 The Relationship of Psychobiographers with Their SubjectsChapter 5 The Relevance of Culture to PsychobiographyChapter 6 Use Psychological Theory, Don't Let It Use YouChapter 7 Narrative Identity for Psychobiographers (written with Dan P. McAdams)Chapter 8 Analysis and Interpretation in PsychobiographyChapter 9 Psychobiography of Literary ArtistsChapter 10 Executing Psychobiography: The Case of William and Henry JamesChapter 11 Why Might a Psychobiography Go Wrong?ReferencesIndex
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