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1 Literary Biography ‘A historia survey of literary biography, of a survey ofthe ‘hundanrecentexampes, not my purpose here, What seems fenuble to otra, ater, problems that particularly bot Thogrpher a te petent tie. The ration of the Iterary blotapher to hs subject ae perhaps never been ey, and as ponhumows biographical scrsiny has grown more Intense, 2 Fremontory sver has been fe by many eeatve weiter, Every pens an baths disciples, says Oscar Wilde, and it ously fs who writes the biography. Joyce desctbes the ‘iographer, not mach more winning 2 the biograiend. No Ctiny any wonble undertanding why T-S. ot and George ‘Geel sine har no orp be wen of dem, ‘2 let with ay hep fom their “The biographer ecemanly intsive, a wepaser even when. authorized. For {Sc he nee nimial nor iis judgements Rhadaran~ {hine_and good ems tobe a prerequite—be introduces, “nvalicn pot ofview, neces diferent fom tha mists of ‘elercrninacon and selfjustication which the great writer, Tk Tener men ind women, bas ade the subject of ising, convention wit himslE "Yotsome conection ofl portatre i warranted becwe the seme of ourselves which weave in lation it a Irge {xtet bcated, an ennoblement ora debuement. Alone We eee eee Sos pipe omei Sees ees ae ea Sahar eer TERE OLY. S.Prichett atoingrphy, of los tor ele Stet nny ee oe ma sali serait he if enly sass ene etn a econ cn Soest ea ree Giitwendoec sateen Sora ad oe = a Din a tee eee re When‘ ad oval wee eps a fo ‘author to find that Boswell believes he is. a "' ‘ite may appear mors conpicuay tht thn mncdens of gar greats. But we ate ow any too wel aware that the domestic fe may yield examples of atrbutesocher than pr dence and views, Recent bi jects abou De Jehonon hinoaf of suc itmacons. We q ‘orwell deal witha sia pevacy, the iterrlation of one man with another in civilized appointed mecins. Ther are deeper t's xa ut ip kel ck, racy Balin s og ee’ wien as he pas ‘assume even if we can’t document. Sarees “eel edb ng of Pay of coe, brome te dare ow xiao of hemp tee dttinamaymighepme Toiyee wenaer cee, int wont we ba ak ga, he same candor tat on novel have ght ww cept fron hem, Napoleon warned of the danger f tsting one fae, bor Naps war ans prt ha gran. One ‘a hater tan elie de wal cea of th bud, hgh digeton a wel ar ceaton To dwell, ws Sopp oh would del, spon te iniace of Ticked’ Dr bmn, woul nt be Dorel’ to deat teh ho’ tone ih hsp omen ce, th than a meting to be gor ove reach the sul ahd psa rv dy, wold ‘fo tem to Bowel partoer More dn anying che we fran im msde bigephy ose the caer forming akg supe Borwal pect ie 8 Teal ferme No doa two rd Borel coe De Jolmon a 2 sal boy inshore omer teat onl Shr sereousel small boy bap to me Veg and mers had fru to. And! pesmaiy Boswell wants to tee ohn foe of races, weedy we soul Tim vo dice ou th inne compubios the chad de tnets—sch ar mode woesblry—wich ay bind tat Eee Aone ave tn ros hae Say epee Ing amungh Jose Seen; he woul fe {heed roel the ergs of ths sonia and mach of 1B comely wos capone bere embers extn. ‘Weslo knw ore sbot oso’ eat indi theo reipon whic Bogan th ag fie etd Bor srl on ators oh weak eyo iow xan es Te pepe tock tay prel?)—and continued cl 2 3 Sadnes Onin hay feed open Wiliam Laws So Cal tee Ty isd became regis gai. Tiss panoply of ‘8 mind noes base wrk “The grec of Borel ography, the seme imparts of a mans cogil it Semone ha ote Iechds of hoppy are nor meray Bete: ba one he Teo we fel compel edn to explore tly pec ofthe joceammy 3 4 conven copceas =o Scan uta eeen smn th ly ‘cid with moe mac ding SeSenne ae Stteopaemeeencee Soe Gawueeanineet ca it ‘us, and Freud offers more fologen Becht oe ety aarmee uirenany socearny 5 vengeance, In ths prt he abolhed his naw self and all Inmedny of epamse, he became a andy, but beyond dandy itm, he eased w bea penon, he beame a eedom-hing. {Vee Mara to plays» part) This analyse reduces Bavdelae {obs weiknea fr cenes onthe orgs of maajstment {ndash orerwhcimed by them. The poems of Baudeie Grr 2 ifintimpcaton, hate was aman who was c= Sally ney. The cr hard for Sarto any or ‘ren oad Tis book on Gene it more sympathetic and beter sited 10 is subject; the caigaton which be v0 quick vo administer {o Buadclae be avoids for Gee, becase Genet aepted his Henty and velit are har an ncxpeted description ofthe teay ths identy was eased. When Genet waste, hes, {he Flowing eldentocured “The cid waplaying in thie, Sadly he Became aare fallen ne ooed with nse, aa Soe sb Kimi Once pnb gedit nd fet. Theo Per rica oy me a piirmlnae ieee 1 Sewer opting: le hand moves forward ‘Con fea Someone a ceed aed watching in ‘ests pth ld comer to hime He who wat not yt yon sly teem Jou Oe He ether ending, ‘ening bes beacon, sare tat ee ingng Whe Jem omen the wel lage wil know. The child Jgnemce, Inst fear and he ects is ‘gal of dine Saddely 2 neyig word ‘om the dep ofthe wold bole he Beauford «. [Avice dears pli: "Youte a hie” The cil ten ye ld “Tha was how it happen, mato some other way. In all ‘Wea ondatmonde sb ee re "ont Ps 38)

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