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Recent Examples of psychobiography
Her bookcase displays her many publications: her psychobiography of the poet Robert Lowell, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and her books on suicide, on exuberance and on the connection between mania and artistic genius.
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Casey Schwartz, New York Times, 22 May 2023
First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson.
—Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
And so, duly catering to the market, the book is presented as a psychobiography of the author’s uncle, whose military academy class photo adorns the cover.
—Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020
Esa-Pekka Salonen, in his stirring performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday night at Symphony Center, treated it as a masterpiece of pure music, rather than as musical psychobiography.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
Some commentators attempted to bridge this gap by indulging in dubious psychobiography posing as criticism.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2017
Such speculation makes psychobiography sound like little more than psychobabble.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2017
Casey Schwartz, New York Times, 22 May 2023
First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson.
—Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
And so, duly catering to the market, the book is presented as a psychobiography of the author’s uncle, whose military academy class photo adorns the cover.
—Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020
Esa-Pekka Salonen, in his stirring performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday night at Symphony Center, treated it as a masterpiece of pure music, rather than as musical psychobiography.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
Some commentators attempted to bridge this gap by indulging in dubious psychobiography posing as criticism.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2017
Such speculation makes psychobiography sound like little more than psychobabble.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychobiography
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The upcoming movie, which will chronicle Springsteen, 75, making his 1982 album Nebraska, is adapted from Warren Zanes' 2023 rock biography, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The book The History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri includes brief biographies of the pioneers that migrated to the area in the early days of settlement, including mention of Zadock Martin, the pioneer that built a dam on the Platte River with his sons.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the memoir is also weirder and wilder than this description implies.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the memoir, which came out on Nov. 19, White provided some insight about the strained relationship.Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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After all, in terms of reach, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism have all been larger and longer-lasting than any state in history.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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With one home game remaining against Big 12 cellar dweller OSU on Nov. 29, the atmosphere this fall has been among the greatest, if not the greatest, in the stadium’s 101-year history.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Psychobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychobiography. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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