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[阅读小分队] 揽瓜阁做题小分队 第11天 传记作者与传记对象

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发表于 2021-4-10 21:56:13 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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One often hears that biographies are autobiographies, that the biographer is always writing about himself. On the contrary, serious biographers seek and welcome the unfamiliar, however troublesome to account for. Ron Chernow, the author of rich biographies of the American businessmen J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller, remarks that biographers “like to stub their toes on hard, uncomfortable facts strewn in their paths.” Such encounters with the unaccountable are opportunities for breaking out and breaking through, in new directions, to fresh understanding.

One also often hears that biographers must like their subjects. That would of course rule out such vastly important subjects as Hitler or Stalin. In practice, the biographer must like the subject not as a person but as a subject. Some are good subjects for the author, some bad. And what makes one subject better than another for any particular biographer varies dramatically. Some of the reasons are purely practical. Does the subject need a biography? Are the materials available? How much time is needed? A biographer’s knowledge and ability also determine the choice. Great scientists are great subjects, but can one write about their achievements with insight and authority? Personal idiosyncrasies matter, too. Biographers tend to be attracted to subjects who display particular personality traits, whether they be ambition, cruelty, ingenuity, or any other characteristic that separates a potential subject from the multitudes.

In choosing a subject, the biographer’s main question should be, “Can an effective book be made out of this person’s life?” Day after day for years, the biographer will try to untangle chronology, compress relationships without distorting them, and keep the main narrative clear while carrying forward several intricate strands of the subject’s life. What pushes most biographers on in this endeavor is not necessarily affection for the subject but the feeling that they are writing a good book.


1. It can be inferred that the author makes which of the following assumptions about biographies?
A. Their main purpose is to inform readers about key aspects of the subjects’ personalities.
B. Only subjects who share traits with biographers make good subjects for biographies.
C. Compelling biographies cannot be written about ordinary citizens.
D. The biographer’s credibility with readers is a factor in the critical success of a biography.
E. Practical considerations are most important in the selection of a subject for a biography.


2. The author is primarily concerned with
A. persuading biographers to change their methods
B. refuting some common beliefs about a particular literary genre
C. arguing against continued reform of a historical endeavor
D. refuting an outdated theory of a particular literary genre
E. describing the working methods of certain authors


3. The author mentions "Ron Chernow" most probably in order to
A. provide a counterexample to a general claim about biography
B. illustrate a questionable assertion regarding biography
C. establish a favorable comparison with an established biographer
D. underscore the importance of research in biography
E. challenge a new approach to biography



参考答案,做完才看 :)
DBA

发表于 2021-4-11 02:57:30 | 显示全部楼层
biographies' new directions - what affects subject chosen - the key question is whether an effective book can be made out of the subject's life

发表于 2021-4-11 06:02:14 | 显示全部楼层
ECC
发表于 2021-4-11 11:26:36 | 显示全部楼层
ABA

P1: 引用观点:传记作者=自传作者
作者质疑:+ fact: RC
P2:引用观点:传记作者喜欢他们的写作对象
作者质疑:× EG. 希特勒&斯大林
P3::作者观点:传记作家需要的是客观陈述subject人生



发表于 2021-4-11 16:14:51 | 显示全部楼层
dba
发表于 2021-4-11 17:20:18 | 显示全部楼层
观点对比
p1: 传记不等于自传
p2: 好的传记人物不等于作者认可的人+作者认定优质人物的标准:practical; personal idiosyncrasies
p3: 作者写作动力:good book
ECA
发表于 2021-4-11 18:55:08 | 显示全部楼层
CED
P1: 传统传记作者的样子
P2:传记作者挑选对象标准
P3:传记作者追求,写一本好书
发表于 2021-4-11 19:51:25 | 显示全部楼层
DBA
文章结构:

  • 误区1:传记是写关于自己的。反驳:认真的传记作者总是选择困难的去写。他们面对的不可预期的困难给了他们在新方向突破的机会。
  • 误区2:传记作家都很喜欢他们写作的对象。反驳:其实不是的,传记作家喜欢的是这个选题,而不是写作对象。影响选题的,有实际的因素,也有个人因素。
  • 决定作者是否去写这个选题的是他能写出一部优秀的作品。


发表于 2021-4-11 20:23:10 | 显示全部楼层
EBA
P1:传记作家的固有印象,作者反驳
P2:写作对象的选取标准
P3:传记作家是为了写一本好书
发表于 2021-4-11 21:06:08 | 显示全部楼层
1. 引出主题
2. 举一个例子
3. 举另一个例子

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