S????????????????????ummary Topic: Writing a Life 1. Your task is to summarise an aspect of the topic and keep in mind primary sources in the context of what is broadly termed life-writing. To do this, your main sources are on the topic and both readings are listed below. 2. First essential reading is (Lecture 1: The Hero as Divinity, Chapter Author: Carlyle, Thomas, Brent E. Kinser & David R. Sorensen, Title: On heroes, hero-worship, and the heroic in history, Start page: 21 End page: 22). Carlyle is taken from his famous discussion of biography famous because it is regarded as the source of what is known as the Great Man form of biography, a form that, needless to say in our more egalitarian times, continues to be a stalking-horse. However, Carlyle was not quite so gung-ho about extolling the Great Man as some of his critics suggest. This reading is to give you a small taste of the book: you will find it very old-school, but you only have to read and identify key points within the topic as su??????????
??????????ggests. 3. Another reading would be (Lies and silences, Chapter Author: Glendinning, V, Title: The troubled face of biography, Book Author: J. Charmley & E. Homberger (Eds.) Start page: 49 End page: 62 chapter 4). Glendinning examines the methodology of biography more generally, particularly literary biography. The chapter is written from the perspective of a very successful academic biographer. 4. Please reference both readings with quotations and the content needs to be accurately written. The summary should begin by saying what the topic is, and which aspect of it you plan to discuss (which is provided above). 5. You can include personal reflection on what you found interesting, challenging, or boring, first person you can add your opinion. But your main task is to demonstrate your understanding of the topic by summarising it into your own words. 6. NO PLAGRISING ALLOWED. If you use others words, the usual rules of quotation and Chicago referencing apply and must reference ????????????????????accurately.