Paul Murray Kendall
Contributor
Professor of English, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Author of The Art of Biography; Richard the Third; and others.
Primary Contributions (1)
Biography, form of literature, commonly considered nonfictional, the subject of which is the life of an individual. One of the oldest forms of literary expression, it seeks to re-create in words the life of a human being—as understood from the historical or personal perspective of the author—by…
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Publications (3)
Louis XI The Universal Spider (2001)
By 1423, the year that Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born, much of France was ruled by the English. To unify France after the Hundred Years War under his rule ("I am France" he would proclaim to his rebellious vassals) became the idée fixe of Louis¿ life. The manner in which he largely succeeded in accomplishing this is the subject of this dazzling, and justly celebrated, book. Unhappily married to Margaret, daughter of James I of Scotland, at the age of 13 he devoted himself to political...
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The Art of Biography (1985)
Discusses the purpose of biography, looks at biographies from ancient Greece to modern times, and examines the techniques these biographers have used
Richard the Third (1956)
"The best biography of Richard III that has been written."—A. L. Rowse, Chicago Tribune
Paul Murray Kendall's masterful account of the life of England's King Richard III has remained the standard biography of this controversial figure.
Paul Murray Kendall's masterful account of the life of England's King Richard III has remained the standard biography of this controversial figure.