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.
Royalty and Famous People :: Middle Ages
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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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