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==Origin==

==Origin==

From the [[Greek]], αὐτός-''autos'' [[self]] + βίος-''bios'' [[life]] + γράφειν-''graphein'' to [[write]])  

From the [[Greek]], αὐτός-''autos'' [[self]] + βίος-''bios'' [[life]] + γράφειν-''graphein'' to [[write]])  

The [[word]] ''autobiography'' was first used deprecatingly by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Taylor_(scholar) William Taylor] in 1797 in the English periodical the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Review_(London) ''Monthly Review''], when he suggested the word as a [[hybrid]] but [[condemned]] it as 'pedantic'; but its next recorded use was in its present sense by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Southey Robert Southey] in 1809. The form of autobiography however goes back to [[antiquity]]. Biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints; an autobiography, however, may be based entirely on the [[writer]]'s [[memory]]. Closely associated with autobiography (and sometimes difficult to precisely distinguish from it) is the form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir memoir].

The [[word]] ''autobiography'' was first used deprecatingly by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Taylor_(scholar) William Taylor] in 1797 in the English periodical the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Review_(London) ''Monthly Review''], when he suggested the word as a [[hybrid]] but [[condemned]] it as 'pedantic'; but its next recorded use was in its present sense by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Southey Robert Southey] in 1809. The form of autobiography however goes back to [[antiquity]]. Biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints; an autobiography, however, may be based entirely on the [[writer]]'s [[memory]]. Closely associated with autobiography (and sometimes difficult to precisely distinguish from it) is the form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir memoir].

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1771]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1771]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the [[biography]] of a person narrated by himself or herself  

*1: the [[biography]] of a person narrated by himself or herself  

Autobiographical works are by nature [[subjective]]. The inability—or unwillingness—of the [[author]] to accurately recall [[memories]] has in certain cases resulted in misleading or incorrect [[information]]. Some [[sociologists]] and [[psychologists]] have noted that autobiography offers the author the [[ability]] to recreate [[history]].

Autobiographical works are by nature [[subjective]]. The inability—or unwillingness—of the [[author]] to accurately recall [[memories]] has in certain cases resulted in misleading or incorrect [[information]]. Some [[sociologists]] and [[psychologists]] have noted that autobiography offers the author the [[ability]] to recreate [[history]].

[[Spiritual]] '''autobiography''' is an account of an [[author]]'s struggle or [[journey]] towards [[God]], followed by [[conversion]] a religious conversion, often interrupted by moments of [[regression]]. The author re-frames his or her life as a [[demonstration]] of divine [[intention]] through encounters with the [[Divine]]. The earliest example of a spiritual autobiography is Augustine's "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions Confessions]" though the [[tradition]] has expanded to include other religious [[traditions]] in works such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi]'s "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Autobiography An Autobiography]" and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Elk_Speaks Black Elk Speaks]". The spiritual autobiography works as an endorsement of his or her [[religion]].

[[Spiritual]] '''autobiography''' is an account of an [[author]]'s struggle or [[journey]] towards [[God]], followed by [[conversion]] a religious conversion, often interrupted by moments of [[regression]]. The author re-frames his or her life as a [[demonstration]] of divine [[intention]] through encounters with the [[Divine]]. The earliest example of a spiritual autobiography is Augustine's "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions Confessions]" though the [[tradition]] has expanded to include other religious [[traditions]] in works such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi]'s "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Autobiography An Autobiography]" and "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Elk_Speaks Black Elk Speaks]". The spiritual autobiography works as an endorsement of his or her [[religion]].

The term "fictional autobiography" signifies [[novels]] about a fictional character written as though the character were [[writing]] their own autobiography, meaning that the character is the first-person narrator and that the novel addresses both internal and external [[experiences]] of the character. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe Daniel Defoe]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moll_Flanders Moll Flanders]'' is an early example. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens Charles Dickens]' ''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(novel) David Copperfield]'' is another such classic, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.D._Salinger J.D. Salinger]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye The Catcher in the Rye]'' is a well-known modern example of fictional autobiography. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB Charlotte Brontë]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre Jane Eyre]'' is yet another example of fictional autobiography, as noted on the front page of the original version. The term may also apply to works of [[fiction]] purporting to be autobiographies of real characters, e.g., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nye Robert Nye]'s Memoirs of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron Lord Byron]''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography]

The term "fictional autobiography" signifies [[novels]] about a fictional character written as though the character were [[writing]] their own autobiography, meaning that the character is the first-person narrator and that the novel addresses both internal and external [[experiences]] of the character. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe Daniel Defoe]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moll_Flanders Moll Flanders]'' is an early example. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens Charles Dickens]' ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(novel) David Copperfield]'' is another such classic, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.D._Salinger J.D. Salinger]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye The Catcher in the Rye]'' is a well-known modern example of fictional autobiography. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB Charlotte Brontë]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre Jane Eyre]'' is yet another example of fictional autobiography, as noted on the front page of the original version. The term may also apply to works of [[fiction]] purporting to be autobiographies of real characters, e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nye Robert Nye]'s Memoirs of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron Lord Byron]''.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]