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| </div>''']''' (from the ] words ''bios'' (βιος), meaning 'life', and ''graphein'', meaning 'to write') is a genre of ] or ] which presents a relatively full account of the most interesting and important events of a notable person's life. While a biography may focus on a ]al person, the term usually refers to non-fiction works. As opposed to summaries of people's lives, such as ]s or ], a biography is a continuous narrative which interprets and explains the person's character, personality, and social context. | |||
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A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
Biographical works are usually non-fiction, 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.
An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. An unauthorized biography is one written without such permission or participation. An autobiography is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or ghostwriter. (Full article...)
- Note. A list of images for this introduction is at Portal:Biography/Intro/Image.