Study Of The Biographical Literature Of The New Century

Biography literature in the new century is experiencing an upsurge with the prosperity of popular literature, which results from the evolution of itself, as well as the profound influence of the complicated cultural discourse during the period of transition. As far as subject matter is concerned, there is an increase of volumes of biographies of writers, artists and scholars, a rapid rise of biographies of movie stars, an emergence of biographies of common people whereas biographies of political figures face a decrease. Biography literature starts shifting focus to concerns about nature of daily life and reinterpretation of history, presenting a diversification of narrative styles.In terms of biographies of political figures, anecdotes differentiate themselves from the grand narrative by application of anti-cultural strategy. Biographies of writers, artists and scholars build up spiritual world by use of text, in which the subjectivity of intellectuals is reconstructed by approaching discourse strategy. Biographies of common people endow the civilian words with more power. The narrative of history of common people serves as the support of folk position. Meanwhile, the humorous narrative style becomes the irony of the mainstream ideology. Shortcomings which still exist in biographical creation and are added to manifold cultural symbols in complicated cultural discourse have an impact on the historical truthfulness of biography literature.The multiple forms of discourse reflected from the text and context of biography literature in the new century establish a positive dialogue relationship, which is still in process, enhancing the subjectivity of each side involved in dialogue, and leading biography literature to the pathway approaching the truth of history.