We explain what a biography is, its origin and how this writing is classified. Also, what are its features, extension and more.
What is a Biography?
The biography is
a writing that addresses the life of a historical or popular personality of interest to the readership, providing details regarding the conditions of birth and death, triumphs and failures, as well as other pertinent information.Biographies
are prepared by a researcher or specialist in the field , and not by the same personality (as in autobiography ). This specialist is known as a
biographer and the personality as a
biographer .The characteristics are diverse, since they
depend on the interest and approach of the biographer regarding the life and importance of the biographee, but they usually have in common that they are more or less circumscribed to t