Abstract
The present essay offers a series of personal reflections on the merits of biography as a historical genre. Starting from the author’s own experience and what he learnt from writing the biographies of José María Tornel y Mendívil (1795-1853) and Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1876), the different views of the past the windows of biography open up to us are explored here, underlining how a form of “total history” may be attained through the practice of biography.
Translated title of the contribution | Biography's windows. Personal reflections |
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Original language | Spanish |
Journal | Fuentes Humanísticas |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 59 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2020 |