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    Biographical criticism examines how an author's life experiences unintentionally influence their work. It asserts that an author's personal history affects what they write. To perform a biographical criticism, one must first gather biographical facts about the author, then consider how the author uses or changes real life facts in their work and whether insights into the author's life are revealed. The criticism also analyzes how knowledge of the author's life enhances understanding of their text and whether they viewed their experiences as typical or extraordinary.

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    Biographical criticism examines how an author's life experiences unintentionally influence their work. It asserts that an author's personal history affects what they write. To perform a biographical criticism, one must first gather biographical facts about the author, then consider how the author uses or changes real life facts in their work and whether insights into the author's life are revealed. The criticism also analyzes how knowledge of the author's life enhances understanding of their text and whether they viewed their experiences as typical or extraordinary.

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    Liana Cote Montminy

    presents:

    Biographical
    Criticism
    A subcategory of Historical Criticism
    Biographical Criticism
    • Biographical criticism asserts that
    an author’s own life must affect
    his or her work
    • Biographical criticism is a
    personal version of historical
    criticism – an author’s personal
    history must affect his or her work
    • Some literature will be
    intentionally autobiographical
    • Biographical criticism
    examines to what extent an
    author’s life unintentionally
    affects his work
    The biographical information
    is the key!
    •Obviously, the first step
    is to get some
    biographical information
    about the author!
    How do I attempt an
    biographical criticism?
    •A biographical criticism
    will consider the
    following questions:
    Question 1

    •What biographical
    facts has the author
    used?
    Question 2
    • What biographical facts
    has the author changed?
    Question 3
    • Does the work provide any
    insights into the author’s life?
    Question 4
    • How do the facts about the
    author’s life increase our
    understanding of the text?
    Question 5
    • In what ways does the author
    view his life as “typical”?
    or
    • In what ways does the author
    view her life as significant or
    extraordinary?
    Next in the series:
    Virginia Woolf: Her life in her work

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