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Hagiography. A hagiography ( / ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi /; from Ancient Greek ἅγιος, hagios 'holy' and -γραφία, -graphia 'writing') [ 1] is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a preacher, priest, founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's ...
Biography. A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae ( résumé ), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various ...
Literary biography. A literary biography is the biographical exploration of individuals' lives merging historical facts with the conventions of narrative. [ 1] Biographies about artists and writers are sometimes some of the most complicated forms of biography. [ 2] Not only does the author of the biography have to write about the subject of the ...
Spiritual autobiography is an account of an author's struggle or journey towards God, followed by conversion a religious conversion, often interrupted by moments of regression. The author re-frames their life as a demonstration of divine intention through encounters with the Divine. The earliest example of a spiritual autobiography is Augustine ...
William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [ a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [ b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [ 4][ 5][ 6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt ( / ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt / EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. [ 5][ 6] She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt 's four terms as president, making her the longest ...
Dean of Westminster (1856–1864) Alma mater. Trinity College, Cambridge. Signature. Richard Chenevix Trench circa 1860. Richard Chenevix Trench (9 September 1807 – 28 March 1886) was an Anglican archbishop and poet.
6. Texas Tragedy: The Story of Priscilla Davis: A True Story of Money, Murder and Survival by Greg Brown. Priscilla Davis' oil heir second husband shot and killed her daughter and her boyfriend ...