Plenty of biography films like to fancy themselves as authoritative «never before seen» looks into the private lives of historical figures. (everymoviehasalesson.com)
Some of 2012's biggest bestsellers were the type of book I like to call «novels — now starring real people,» which, with their stories of the inner lives of historical figures (usually involving romantic intrigue), have won over readers of contemporary commercial fiction. (bookpage.com)
In the same way «once upon a time» tells us to expect a fairy tale and «here is the news» to expect a report on the day's significant activities, the «sui generis» approach to the gospels invited the expectation that we would learn about the early Church, not the life of a historical figure. (firstthings.com)