BIOGRAPHICAL

APPROACH
•Janine Rio Abo-abo•Rv Joy Sedigo
•Trisha Cayetano
•Vince Vavil Espino
•Jupiter Marcha Nibla
•Jane Danielle Villaruz
 Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to;

a.
define what Biographical Approach;

b. explain what Biographical Approach in studying

literature is; and

c. use Biographical Approach in studying a literature.

Biographical Criticism

✦ investigates the life of an author using

primary texts,that might reveal the
experience, thought, and feelings that led to
the creation of a
literary work.
 Biography

✦ a history branch that provides a written account of a

person's life, using personal documents and poems to
interpret facts.
 Biographical Literary Critism

History

Biographical criticism was invented during the Renaissance

Period and was founded by Samuel Johnson .
 Author Focused
Approach to literary criticism

✦ focuses on the author’s life.

✦It tries to gain a better understanding of

the literary work by understanding the
person who wrote it.
 Biographical Criticism

✦knowing a single important fact about a writer can

highlight subtle meanings in their poems.

✦the goal is to find or build connection between

the author and the text.
✦understanding an author's life to fully
comprehend their works.
 Typical questions involved in this approach
include the following:

Does the work reflect

What aspects of the How are the the writer’s personal
author’s life are author’s personal experiences and
relevant to beliefs encoded concerns? How or
understanding the into the work? how not?
work?
Caution:

A biographical critic should base their

interpretation on the text itself, ensuring
that biographical data amplifys the text's
meaning.
Thank You!