Introduction autobiography

Autobiography literary term
Autobiographical writing
Autobiography story

•

Meaning of autobiography in English

Critics often applaud rock autobiographies that go at least partially ' against type'.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

First, rock autobiographies typically disclose previously uncirculated or private stories from an ' insider' point of view.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

On a more general level, this book points to the perennial difficulties that confront historians who try to incorporate autobiographies in their studies.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

Indeed, this process shapes one of the criteria by which they judge rock autobiographies.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

Even where less tendentious autobiographies are involved, a lifetime's reading is a heterogeneous business that must often defy the powers of an autobiographer's memory.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

Her evidence is drawn from a huge variety of plays, letters, prose fictions, biographies, autobiographies, and journalism.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

However, a careful comparison of the two autobiographies, and of how the au

•

While each of these forms of writing illuminates the life, work, and worldview of an individual, they are differentiated by the degree of objectivity and factual content, as well stylistic approaches and perspectives.

Note: The below definitions are from the Oxford English Dictionary [electronic resource.]

Autobiography, n. –

Typically in book form, an autobiography is an account of a person’s life told by the himself or herself. An autobiography tends to be a more general history, while a memoir focuses on a specific piece of the author's life.

Title	Autobiography : I wonder as I wander / edited with an introduction by Joseph McLaren.
Author	Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.

Biography, n. –

A biography is a written account (although it may come in other forms such as recorded or visual media) of events and circumstances of another person’s life. Most commonly written about a historical or public figure, it profiles a person’s life or life’s work.

Tit

•

Autobiography

Self-written biography

For information of autobiographies on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Autobiography.For other uses, see Autobiography (disambiguation).

An autobiography,^[a] sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share their unique perspectives and stories, offering readers a glimpse into the author's personal journey and the historical or cultural context in which they lived.

The term "autobiography" was first used in 1797, but the practice of writing about one's life dates back to antiquity. Early examples include Saint Augustine's Confessions (c. 400), which is considered one of the first Western autobiographies. Unlike biographies, which are written by someone else, autobiographies are based on the author's memory and personal interpretation of events, making them inherently subjective. This subjectivity can sometimes lead to inaccuracies or embellishments, as