TY - BOOK ID - 1970163 TI - Uncovering lives : the uneasy alliance of biography and psychology PY - 1994 SN - 0195082877 0585332134 9780585332130 128045394X 9781280453946 9786610453948 6610453942 0195113799 9780195113792 9780195082876 9780195354331 0195354338 160256194X PB - New York Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Non-fiction KW - Psychological study of literature KW - Biografie als literair genre KW - Biografie--Geschiedenis en kritiek KW - Biografie--Techniek KW - Biographie (Genre littéraire) KW - Biographie--Histoire et critique KW - Biographie--Technique KW - Biography [Writing of ] KW - Biography as a literary form KW - Biography--History and criticism KW - Biography--Technique KW - Authors KW - Biography as a literary form. KW - Politicians KW - Psychologists KW - Psychology KW - Case studies. KW - Biographical methods. KW - Biographical methods KW - Case studies KW - Psychology - Biographical methods. KW - Psychologists - Psychology - Case studies. KW - Politicians - Psychology - Case studies. KW - Authors - Psychology - Case studies. KW - Biographical methods in psychology KW - Biography in psychology KW - Biography KW - Writers KW - Litterateurs KW - Bio-bibliography KW - Literature KW - Statesmen KW - Behavioral scientists KW - Authorship KW - Prose literature KW - History and criticism KW - Technique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1970163 AB - This work argues that psychobiography can rival traditional biography in the insights it offers. Elms makes a case for the value of psychobiography, arguing in part from his own case studies of over a dozen prominent figures. It also offers tips for anyone interested in writing in this genre. ER -