Biography Vs Autobiography: Check Basic Differences And Definitions
By Anshika Verma02, Dec 2024 02:30 PMjagranjosh.com
Biography Vs Autobiography
Biography and autobiography are the two traditional forms of literature that talk about the character and course of a person’s life. Tap to read about basic differences between both of them.
Meaning
Biography refers to telling someone else's life story and autobiography refers to a person who is telling his/her own story.
Purpose
Biography is made to inform people about it but autobiography is made to express and to inform people about it.
Outlook
Biography is properly based on facts that are collected by the author but auto biography is a depiction of emotions and thoughts.
Definition - biography
The biography is a detailed description of a person's life written or acted by some other person. It provides elaborate information.
Definition - autobiography
An autobiography is a sketch of a person’s life written by that person only. It contains all features of the biography.