1. Realism Autobiographies & Biographies

2. Realism Literary movement whose writers depicted life as they saw it Followed Romanticism (opposite)

3. Realism Showed how people really were rather than fantasy Writers focused on the psychology of human behavior They created characters who struggled with these real problems The truth Wrote about the motivations, behaviors, and actions of real people

4. Realism realism is a technique, it also denotes a particular kind of subject matter, especially the representation of middle-class life. Character is more important than action and plot; complex ethical choices are often the subject. Events will usually be believable. Realistic novels avoid the sensational, dramatic elements of naturalistic novels and romances.

5. Autobiography A book about the life of a person, written by that person. May be based entirely on the writer's memory

6. Sensationalist and celebrity "autobiographies" From the 17th century onwards, "scandalous memoirs" have been frequently published. Typically pseudonymous, they were (and are) largely works of fiction written by ghostwriters.pseudonymousghostwriters So-called "autobiographies" of modern professional athletes and media celebrities—and to a lesser extent about politicians, generally written by a ghostwriter, are routinely published. Some celebrities, such as, admit to not having read their "autobiographies".ghostwriter

7. Autobiographies of the non- famous Until recent years, few people without some genuine claim to fame wrote or published autobiographies for the general public; however, more and more people have been encouraged to try their hand at this genre.

8. Fake autobiographies This trend has also encouraged fake autobiographies, particularly those associated with 'misery lit,' where the writer has allegedly suffered from being a part of a dysfunctional family, or from social problems, or political repression.fake autobiographiesmisery litdysfunctional familypolitical repression

9. Writing an Autobiography focus on three major aspects 1. who you are in life 2. what life means to you 3. what your outlook on the future is

10. Biographies a description or account of someone's life and the times, which is usually published in the form of a book or an essay, or in some other form, such as a film.descriptionlifebookessayfilm Written or produced by someone else or with the help of someone else

11. Multimedia Forms Multimedia forms of biography have become much more popular than literary forms. The popularity of these forms of biography culminated in the creation of such cable and satellite television networks as A&E, The Biography Channel, The History Channel and History International.cablesatellitetelevision networksA&E The Biography ChannelThe History Channel

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