psychobiography , also: psychograph

Now, however, psychobiography has its foot in the door and is demanding entry.

The term "psychobiography," which he did not originate, was also associated with his name.

Psychobiography - which seeks to understand individual historical people and their motivations in history.

Biography, once considered a direct and factual form, long ago gave way to interpretive psychobiography.

Psychobiography aims to understand historical individuals such as artists or political leaders, through the application of psychological theory and research.

Beyond psychobiography: towards more effective syntheses of psychology and biography.

Mr. von Hoffman gives us gossip and a little psychobiography.

The discipline of psychobiography has developed various methodological guidelines for psychobiographical study.

Although "Murdoch" isn't a psychobiography, a little less objectivity and more interpretation by the author would have been welcome.

This is an odd moment in psychobiography.

Psychobiography in politics is ordinarily a mug's game.

Much of his work dealt with psychobiography and the methodology of psychohistorians.

Yet Ms. Sereny's psychobiography is the meat and marrow of her study.

"The Bishop's Boys" is more than a psychobiography.

Widely praised, the book stirred discussions on the insights of psychobiography as well as its limitations.

Maynard Solomon adopted techniques of psychobiography in his 1977 book "Beethoven."

These facets of Gould, whether interpreted as neurosis or "play", have provided ample material for psychobiography.

Russell Duncan's introductory essay alone, while a bit long on mother-love psychobiography, may be the best life story yet written about the young hero.

Kershaw has little interest in psychobiography.

Surprisingly, Mr. Mellow's objective is not to write psychobiography.

Although it does not hesitate to plumb the workings of Beethoven's mind and soul, it is no psychobiography.

Applied analysts make great use the psychobiography, while academics tend to analyze transcriptions in search of traits and character clues.

Historians have claimed that the film's true value is as a psychobiography, stressing the film as a political allegory rather than melodrama.

This provocative psychobiography shows how contradictorily Glenn Gould went about fashioning his remarkable legend.

The movie dips into psychobiography just long enough to suggest that Dostoyevsky's addiction is a self-flagellating spur to his own creativity.