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- This is an article on biographies. For the television series, see Biography (television program).
Biography (from the Greek words bios meaning life, and graphein meaning write) is a genre of literature and other forms of media like film, based on the written accounts of individual lives. While a biography may focus on a subject of fiction or non-fiction, the term is usually in reference to non-fiction. As opposed to a profile or curriculum vitae, a biography develops complex insight and highlights different textures of personality including intimate details of experiences. A biography is more than a list of impersonal facts like birth, education, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events.
Early forms
The first known biographies were written by scribes commissioned by the various rulers of antiquity: ancient Assyria, ancient Babylonia, ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, among others. Such biographies tended to be chiseled into stone or clay tablets, a method called cuneiform. More on [ Biography ]
Royalty and Famous People :: Middle Ages
Biography :: History
Madame Curie:A Biography~1937~Translator-Vincent Sheean http://tinyurl.com/ydna5hl #ihave #forsale
mymomsbooks (suzanne cottone) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:39:29 -0000
Madame Curie:A Biography~1937~Translator-Vincent Sheean http://tinyurl.com/ydna5hl #ihave #forsale
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GalaxyHomeGifts (*Regina_ Montford*) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:33:01 -0000
Battle over new Warren Beatty biography - http://bit.ly/5ouNsK #cnn
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@burrrritos Too much Ramones stuff? Hogwash. Did you see the new biography on Joey that came out last month? It was written by his brother.
Rocket_Fuel (Rocket_Fuel) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:23:36 -0000
@burrrritos Too much Ramones stuff? Hogwash. Did you see the new biography on Joey that came out last month? It was written by his brother.
When Writing A Biography Research Paper, What Important Info Should I
makemoneytwitad (makemoneyretweeting) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:23:10 -0000
When Writing A Biography Research Paper, What Important Info Should I
Born on this Day: Diane Keaton! Go to biography.com for more.
jimjimmjimmy (Jimmy Olsen) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:22:09 -0000
Born on this Day: Diane Keaton! Go to biography.com for more.
International Marie de France Society - Aims to establish friendly and productive exchanges between scholars interested in Marie de France and the anonymous lays.
Medieval Women - Overviews of ordinary women's lives during this period, as well as biographies of Hildegard von Bingen and Julian of Norwich.
Melisende's Women of History - Biographies of some of the fascinating women who have graced the pages of history.
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