BIOGRAPHICAL GENERATION AND HISTORIOGRAPHY: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS

This article deals with the question of the biography forro a theoretical perspectiv. lt discusses the revision of this type of historical literature in light of the revisions taking place in the field of memory and narrative and the emergence of the New Cultural History over the last three decades. lt also addresses the question of the relations between History and Literature, pointing out the difficulties and cautionary measures which should de taken in the construction of biographical narrativcs