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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Late Greek ''biographia'', from [[Greek]] ''bi''- + -''graphia'' -''graphy'' | | Late Greek ''biographia'', from [[Greek]] ''bi''- + -''graphia'' -''graphy'' |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: a usually written [[history]] of a person's [[life]] | | *1: a usually written [[history]] of a person's [[life]] |
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| Biographical works are usually nonfiction, but [[fiction]] can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called [[legacy]] writing. Works in diverse [[media]]—from [[literature]] to [[film]]—form the genre known as biography. | | Biographical works are usually nonfiction, but [[fiction]] can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called [[legacy]] writing. Works in diverse [[media]]—from [[literature]] to [[film]]—form the genre known as biography. |
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− | An authorized biography is written with the permission, [[cooperation]], and at times, [[participation]] of a subject or a subject's heirs. An [[autobiography]] is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter ghostwriter]. | + | An authorized biography is written with the permission, [[cooperation]], and at times, [[participation]] of a subject or a subject's heirs. An [[autobiography]] is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter ghostwriter]. |
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− | At first, biographical writings were regarded merely as a subsection of [[history]] with a [[focus]] on a particular [[individual]] of historical importance. The independent [[genre]] of biography as distinct from general history writing, began to [[emerge]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 18th century] and reached its contemporary form at the turn of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography] | + | At first, biographical writings were regarded merely as a subsection of [[history]] with a [[focus]] on a particular [[individual]] of historical importance. The independent [[genre]] of biography as distinct from general history writing, began to [[emerge]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 18th century] and reached its contemporary form at the turn of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography] |
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