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Through a carefully selected range of thematically linked bio-pics, explores key issues surrounding their resurgence, structure, production, subject representation or misrepresentation, and critical response

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Acknowledgements Introduction: A Life in Pictures 1. The Sound of Music: Singers and Musicians Take Centre Stage 2. Hollywoodland: Actors and Directors as Portrayed by Actors and Directors 3. Prick Up Your Ears: Now a Word on Writers 4. Through the Eyes of a Painter: The Art of the On-screen Artist 5. A Winner Never Quits: The Powerful Force of Sporting Biographies 6. Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia 7. Into the Storm: The Politics of Political Bio-pics 8. A Royal Affair: The Majesty of Royal Representations Epilogue Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/12/2014
      ISBN13: 9780231172059, 978-0231172059
      ISBN10: 0231172052
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Through a carefully selected range of thematically linked bio-pics, explores key issues surrounding their resurgence, structure, production, subject representation or misrepresentation, and critical response

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements Introduction: A Life in Pictures 1. The Sound of Music: Singers and Musicians Take Centre Stage 2. Hollywoodland: Actors and Directors as Portrayed by Actors and Directors 3. Prick Up Your Ears: Now a Word on Writers 4. Through the Eyes of a Painter: The Art of the On-screen Artist 5. A Winner Never Quits: The Powerful Force of Sporting Biographies 6. Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia 7. Into the Storm: The Politics of Political Bio-pics 8. A Royal Affair: The Majesty of Royal Representations Epilogue Bibliography Index

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