Literary Biography (eBook)

Michael Benton is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southampton. His publications include the highly influential Teaching Literature 9-14 (with Geoff Fox, 1985) and several widely used anthologies of poetry, most notably the Touchstones series (with Peter Benton, various editions 1968-2008). His most recent book was Studies in the Spectator Role: Literature, Painting and Pedagogy (2000).

"Provides tutors and students with a useful means of entry to a
complex and rapidly developing area of debate."--(Dinah Birch,
University of Liverpool)

"I found this book both highly enjoyable and informative. It is
simply excellent - very well written, elegant in structure
and individual phrasing, a fascinating topic and a provocative
introduction to a range of biographies."--(Geoff Fox, Exeter
University)

"Last year I was sent Michael Benton's Literary Biography: An
Introduction prior to publication, and was happy to supply a
recommendation for the dust jacket. I described it then as an
"elegant. introduction which is likely to appeal to both
established scholars and to the growing number of university
students who study the subject at all levels." Having read the book
again for the purposes of this review, I am happy to stand by my
initial response. Indeed, I would add that the book is sufficiently
rich and thoughtful to provide an even more enjoyable and
informative reading experience the second time
around."--(Katherine Hughes, Biography)
"Brisk and readable ... lucid and intelligent"--(Claire
Harman, Times Literary Supplement)