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The breadth of Hamilton's approach is evident also in one of the most attractive features of the book: its inclusion of short extracts from pivotal biographical works. There are passages here from some of the authors one would expect, such as Benvenuto Cellini and James Baldwin. But here, too, there are surprises, such as The "Epic of Gilgamesh" an extract from a diary of the "aide-de-camp" of General Patton, describing his arrival at a concentration camp and several lines from Monty Python's "Life of Brian". This book offers not just a history of biography, but also a powerful defence of it. -- Barbara Caine "Australian Book Review" (09/01/2007)
The Times, 28 April 2007
[Hamilton's] witty, readable acount embraces the scholarly and the
salacious, integrating them into a seamlessly coherent account.
salacious, integrating them into a seamlessly coherent account.
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