Definition of biography in English:

biography

nounPlural biographies bʌɪˈɒɡrəfibaɪˈɑɡrəfi

1An account of someone's life written by someone else.
Example sentencesExamples
- My brother Marvin and I once wrote a biography of the former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
- They are biographies, and writers should not have biographies written.
- He wrote a worthy biography of Red Smith and edited a book of columns by Smith.
- Hey, there are people writing novels and biographies using pictures as well as words.
- I think I may write a non-linear biography starting from now and going in both directions at once.
- This might suggest the difficulty of writing the biography of someone who spent so much of his life recreating his life in fiction.
- He also wrote several short biographies on early identities to be included in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- A keen horsewoman, she was writing a biography of Captain Mark Phillips - he and Princess Anne were still married at the time.
- It is not easy to write a biography about a person who is known to be reticent and the problem gets compounded when the attempt is not authorised.
- I can't help but feel that if you could write a biography of Pepys with only side references to the diary it'd work a lot better.
- When I went on to write the biography of Charles, true to his character, he gave me complete freedom of access to friends and documents.
- Was it possible to write the bestselling biography to match the box-office hit?
- She once toyed with writing a biography of Margaret Thatcher, the first time she's ever been interested in writing about a living person.
- Brown even went on to write a biography of James Maxton.
- Lee said it wasn't his decision to sack Bell and if anything is written otherwise in the biography, which is due out in the autumn, he will take legal action.
- Drummund, who was also a biographer for Billy Graham, wrote an excellent biography on Finney which deals with this.
- He was also responsible for publishing Dorothy Wordsworth's diaries and wrote a ground-breaking biography of her.
- The result is a biography written wholly in the spirit of its subject.
- This is what is said to have prompted Asan to write a biography of Achutha Menon, drawing on his close relationship with him.
- In The Name is not a Pilger biography but an account of Pilger's television work with which the journalist himself co-operated.
Synonyms
life story, life history, life, memoir, profile, account
informal bio, biog
rare prosopography
1. 1.1mass noun Biographies considered as a literary genre.
  the basic difference of approach to autobiography and biography
  Example sentencesExamples
  If there is a slippage between fiction and biography in this text then how does this apply to the image?
  Even European history of the period was an official or semi-official biography of the state.
  Much of the debate swung around definitions of biography and memoir.
  One of the essays deals with the interesting question why biography is a genre that has been rarely well practised even in modern India.
  Over half a century she published more than 20 novels, alongside works of poetry, criticism and biography.
  Priced at six pence, they were colour coded: orange for fiction, green for crime, blue for biography.
  Autobiography and biography have provided more intimate insights into the lives of homosexual men.
  By taking on these sympathetic forms, literary biography can supply parallel narratives to those of novels.
  Literary theory has recently held biography to be a literary construct, rather than a factual enterprise.
  Ireland, in short, has no monopoly on the use of memoir, fiction, biography or autobiography as a political tool.
  Yet men dominate in this field also, even in fiction, poetry, literary biography.
  Who has ever said such connections are not the stuff of literary biography?
  Greenblatt instead wants to write, and most consumers of literary biography want to read, a story extraordinary and uplifting.
  Over the past 27 years, Norman Sherry has been pioneering a new literary genre: biography as ordeal.
  He is the sort of phenomenon literary biography in its present form can only flatten.
  There is now a considerable body of theoretical and discursive work on biography as an artistic form.
  It also has, for the first time, little essays on subjects such as biography, short stories, detective fiction and so on.
  It is closer to literary Criticism, than biography but without ever being boring.
  To that end, Harlan concludes that Up From Slavery was more a work of fiction than biography.
  As a work of literary biography and analysis American Sympathy is compelling.
2. 1.2 The course of a person's life.
  although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some knowledge of Shapiro's biography is open to any reader in the dedication.
  It exposes the paradox that Plath's texts cannot be read through biography and cannot be read apart from it.
  The major events of Woodman's biography have clearly marked her artistic growth.
  This essay intersperses Simpson's own autobiographical knowledge of Warren and the other actors in the events of Warren's biography into his discussion of Warren's self-imposed exile from the South.
  Over the centuries, Laozi's life took on elements of the mythological hero's biography.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French biographie or modern Latin biographia, from medieval Greek, from bios 'life' + -graphia 'writing'.

Rhymes

autobiography, bibliography, cardiography, cartography, chirography, choreography, chromatography, cinematography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, filmography, geography, hagiography, historiography, hydrography, iconography, lexicography, lithography, oceanography, orthography, palaeography (US paleography), photography, radiography, reprography, stenography, topography, typography

Definition of biography in US English:

biography

nounbīˈäɡrəfēbaɪˈɑɡrəfi

1An account of someone's life written by someone else.
Example sentencesExamples
- She once toyed with writing a biography of Margaret Thatcher, the first time she's ever been interested in writing about a living person.
- This is what is said to have prompted Asan to write a biography of Achutha Menon, drawing on his close relationship with him.
- He wrote a worthy biography of Red Smith and edited a book of columns by Smith.
- In The Name is not a Pilger biography but an account of Pilger's television work with which the journalist himself co-operated.
- They are biographies, and writers should not have biographies written.
- It is not easy to write a biography about a person who is known to be reticent and the problem gets compounded when the attempt is not authorised.
- Was it possible to write the bestselling biography to match the box-office hit?
- My brother Marvin and I once wrote a biography of the former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
- I think I may write a non-linear biography starting from now and going in both directions at once.
- Hey, there are people writing novels and biographies using pictures as well as words.
- He was also responsible for publishing Dorothy Wordsworth's diaries and wrote a ground-breaking biography of her.
- When I went on to write the biography of Charles, true to his character, he gave me complete freedom of access to friends and documents.
- I can't help but feel that if you could write a biography of Pepys with only side references to the diary it'd work a lot better.
- Lee said it wasn't his decision to sack Bell and if anything is written otherwise in the biography, which is due out in the autumn, he will take legal action.
- The result is a biography written wholly in the spirit of its subject.
- A keen horsewoman, she was writing a biography of Captain Mark Phillips - he and Princess Anne were still married at the time.
- Brown even went on to write a biography of James Maxton.
- Drummund, who was also a biographer for Billy Graham, wrote an excellent biography on Finney which deals with this.
- He also wrote several short biographies on early identities to be included in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- This might suggest the difficulty of writing the biography of someone who spent so much of his life recreating his life in fiction.
Synonyms
life story, life history, life, memoir, profile, account
1. 1.1 Biographies as a branch of literature.
  Example sentencesExamples
  As a work of literary biography and analysis American Sympathy is compelling.
  One of the essays deals with the interesting question why biography is a genre that has been rarely well practised even in modern India.
  Yet men dominate in this field also, even in fiction, poetry, literary biography.
  It is closer to literary Criticism, than biography but without ever being boring.
  Much of the debate swung around definitions of biography and memoir.
  Ireland, in short, has no monopoly on the use of memoir, fiction, biography or autobiography as a political tool.
  Greenblatt instead wants to write, and most consumers of literary biography want to read, a story extraordinary and uplifting.
  Even European history of the period was an official or semi-official biography of the state.
  There is now a considerable body of theoretical and discursive work on biography as an artistic form.
  He is the sort of phenomenon literary biography in its present form can only flatten.
  To that end, Harlan concludes that Up From Slavery was more a work of fiction than biography.
  Literary theory has recently held biography to be a literary construct, rather than a factual enterprise.
  Over half a century she published more than 20 novels, alongside works of poetry, criticism and biography.
  It also has, for the first time, little essays on subjects such as biography, short stories, detective fiction and so on.
  Priced at six pence, they were colour coded: orange for fiction, green for crime, blue for biography.
  Who has ever said such connections are not the stuff of literary biography?
  Autobiography and biography have provided more intimate insights into the lives of homosexual men.
  If there is a slippage between fiction and biography in this text then how does this apply to the image?
  Over the past 27 years, Norman Sherry has been pioneering a new literary genre: biography as ordeal.
  By taking on these sympathetic forms, literary biography can supply parallel narratives to those of novels.
2. 1.2 A human life in its course.
  although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition
  Example sentencesExamples
  The major events of Woodman's biography have clearly marked her artistic growth.
  Some knowledge of Shapiro's biography is open to any reader in the dedication.
  This essay intersperses Simpson's own autobiographical knowledge of Warren and the other actors in the events of Warren's biography into his discussion of Warren's self-imposed exile from the South.
  Over the centuries, Laozi's life took on elements of the mythological hero's biography.
  It exposes the paradox that Plath's texts cannot be read through biography and cannot be read apart from it.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French biographie or modern Latin biographia, from medieval Greek, from bios ‘life’ + -graphia ‘writing’.

单词	biography
释义	Definition of biography in English: biography nounPlural biographies bʌɪˈɒɡrəfibaɪˈɑɡrəfi 1An account of someone's life written by someone else. Example sentencesExamples My brother Marvin and I once wrote a biography of the former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. They are biographies, and writers should not have biographies written. He wrote a worthy biography of Red Smith and edited a book of columns by Smith. Hey, there are people writing novels and biographies using pictures as well as words. I think I may write a non-linear biography starting from now and going in both directions at once. This might suggest the difficulty of writing the biography of someone who spent so much of his life recreating his life in fiction. He also wrote several short biographies on early identities to be included in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. A keen horsewoman, she was writing a biography of Captain Mark Phillips - he and Princess Anne were still married at the time. It is not easy to write a biography about a person who is known to be reticent and the problem gets compounded when the attempt is not authorised. I can't help but feel that if you could write a biography of Pepys with only side references to the diary it'd work a lot better. When I went on to write the biography of Charles, true to his character, he gave me complete freedom of access to friends and documents. Was it possible to write the bestselling biography to match the box-office hit? She once toyed with writing a biography of Margaret Thatcher, the first time she's ever been interested in writing about a living person. Brown even went on to write a biography of James Maxton. Lee said it wasn't his decision to sack Bell and if anything is written otherwise in the biography, which is due out in the autumn, he will take legal action. Drummund, who was also a biographer for Billy Graham, wrote an excellent biography on Finney which deals with this. He was also responsible for publishing Dorothy Wordsworth's diaries and wrote a ground-breaking biography of her. The result is a biography written wholly in the spirit of its subject. This is what is said to have prompted Asan to write a biography of Achutha Menon, drawing on his close relationship with him. In The Name is not a Pilger biography but an account of Pilger's television work with which the journalist himself co-operated. Synonyms life story, life history, life, memoir, profile, account informal bio, biog rare prosopography 1.1mass noun Biographies considered as a literary genre. the basic difference of approach to autobiography and biography Example sentencesExamples If there is a slippage between fiction and biography in this text then how does this apply to the image? Even European history of the period was an official or semi-official biography of the state. Much of the debate swung around definitions of biography and memoir. One of the essays deals with the interesting question why biography is a genre that has been rarely well practised even in modern India. Over half a century she published more than 20 novels, alongside works of poetry, criticism and biography. Priced at six pence, they were colour coded: orange for fiction, green for crime, blue for biography. Autobiography and biography have provided more intimate insights into the lives of homosexual men. By taking on these sympathetic forms, literary biography can supply parallel narratives to those of novels. Literary theory has recently held biography to be a literary construct, rather than a factual enterprise. Ireland, in short, has no monopoly on the use of memoir, fiction, biography or autobiography as a political tool. Yet men dominate in this field also, even in fiction, poetry, literary biography. Who has ever said such connections are not the stuff of literary biography? Greenblatt instead wants to write, and most consumers of literary biography want to read, a story extraordinary and uplifting. Over the past 27 years, Norman Sherry has been pioneering a new literary genre: biography as ordeal. He is the sort of phenomenon literary biography in its present form can only flatten. There is now a considerable body of theoretical and discursive work on biography as an artistic form. It also has, for the first time, little essays on subjects such as biography, short stories, detective fiction and so on. It is closer to literary Criticism, than biography but without ever being boring. To that end, Harlan concludes that Up From Slavery was more a work of fiction than biography. As a work of literary biography and analysis American Sympathy is compelling. 1.2 The course of a person's life. although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition Example sentencesExamples Some knowledge of Shapiro's biography is open to any reader in the dedication. It exposes the paradox that Plath's texts cannot be read through biography and cannot be read apart from it. The major events of Woodman's biography have clearly marked her artistic growth. This essay intersperses Simpson's own autobiographical knowledge of Warren and the other actors in the events of Warren's biography into his discussion of Warren's self-imposed exile from the South. Over the centuries, Laozi's life took on elements of the mythological hero's biography. Origin Late 17th century: from French biographie or modern Latin biographia, from medieval Greek, from bios 'life' + -graphia 'writing'. Rhymes autobiography, bibliography, cardiography, cartography, chirography, choreography, chromatography, cinematography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, filmography, geography, hagiography, historiography, hydrography, iconography, lexicography, lithography, oceanography, orthography, palaeography (US paleography), photography, radiography, reprography, stenography, topography, typography Definition of biography in US English: biography nounbīˈäɡrəfēbaɪˈɑɡrəfi 1An account of someone's life written by someone else. Example sentencesExamples She once toyed with writing a biography of Margaret Thatcher, the first time she's ever been interested in writing about a living person. This is what is said to have prompted Asan to write a biography of Achutha Menon, drawing on his close relationship with him. He wrote a worthy biography of Red Smith and edited a book of columns by Smith. In The Name is not a Pilger biography but an account of Pilger's television work with which the journalist himself co-operated. They are biographies, and writers should not have biographies written. It is not easy to write a biography about a person who is known to be reticent and the problem gets compounded when the attempt is not authorised. Was it possible to write the bestselling biography to match the box-office hit? My brother Marvin and I once wrote a biography of the former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. I think I may write a non-linear biography starting from now and going in both directions at once. Hey, there are people writing novels and biographies using pictures as well as words. He was also responsible for publishing Dorothy Wordsworth's diaries and wrote a ground-breaking biography of her. When I went on to write the biography of Charles, true to his character, he gave me complete freedom of access to friends and documents. I can't help but feel that if you could write a biography of Pepys with only side references to the diary it'd work a lot better. Lee said it wasn't his decision to sack Bell and if anything is written otherwise in the biography, which is due out in the autumn, he will take legal action. The result is a biography written wholly in the spirit of its subject. A keen horsewoman, she was writing a biography of Captain Mark Phillips - he and Princess Anne were still married at the time. Brown even went on to write a biography of James Maxton. Drummund, who was also a biographer for Billy Graham, wrote an excellent biography on Finney which deals with this. He also wrote several short biographies on early identities to be included in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. This might suggest the difficulty of writing the biography of someone who spent so much of his life recreating his life in fiction. Synonyms life story, life history, life, memoir, profile, account 1.1 Biographies as a branch of literature. Example sentencesExamples As a work of literary biography and analysis American Sympathy is compelling. One of the essays deals with the interesting question why biography is a genre that has been rarely well practised even in modern India. Yet men dominate in this field also, even in fiction, poetry, literary biography. It is closer to literary Criticism, than biography but without ever being boring. Much of the debate swung around definitions of biography and memoir. Ireland, in short, has no monopoly on the use of memoir, fiction, biography or autobiography as a political tool. Greenblatt instead wants to write, and most consumers of literary biography want to read, a story extraordinary and uplifting. Even European history of the period was an official or semi-official biography of the state. There is now a considerable body of theoretical and discursive work on biography as an artistic form. He is the sort of phenomenon literary biography in its present form can only flatten. To that end, Harlan concludes that Up From Slavery was more a work of fiction than biography. Literary theory has recently held biography to be a literary construct, rather than a factual enterprise. Over half a century she published more than 20 novels, alongside works of poetry, criticism and biography. It also has, for the first time, little essays on subjects such as biography, short stories, detective fiction and so on. Priced at six pence, they were colour coded: orange for fiction, green for crime, blue for biography. Who has ever said such connections are not the stuff of literary biography? Autobiography and biography have provided more intimate insights into the lives of homosexual men. If there is a slippage between fiction and biography in this text then how does this apply to the image? Over the past 27 years, Norman Sherry has been pioneering a new literary genre: biography as ordeal. By taking on these sympathetic forms, literary biography can supply parallel narratives to those of novels. 1.2 A human life in its course. although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition Example sentencesExamples The major events of Woodman's biography have clearly marked her artistic growth. Some knowledge of Shapiro's biography is open to any reader in the dedication. This essay intersperses Simpson's own autobiographical knowledge of Warren and the other actors in the events of Warren's biography into his discussion of Warren's self-imposed exile from the South. Over the centuries, Laozi's life took on elements of the mythological hero's biography. It exposes the paradox that Plath's texts cannot be read through biography and cannot be read apart from it. Origin Late 17th century: from French biographie or modern Latin biographia, from medieval Greek, from bios ‘life’ + -graphia ‘writing’.
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