Autobiographical
Definition
Having the character of an autobiography, pertaining to or characteristic of an autobiography. It describes a literary, artistic, or cinematic work in which the author uses their own life experiences, memories, emotional states, and real events from their personal past as narrative material.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Autobiographical
- Self-narrative
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and plural structural modifications. |
| Formation | Neologistic compound derivation blending the prefixoid 'auto-' with the adjective 'biografic', modeled after international Western standards. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.bi.o.ˈɡra.fik] |
| Source | Lexicon of Literary Genres, Narrative Semiotics, and Textual Hermeneutics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Criticul literar a subliniat caracterul profund autobiografic al romanului, identificând numeroase coincidențe cu viața scriitorului.
EN: The literary critic emphasized the deeply autobiographical character of the novel, identifying numerous coincidences with the writer's life.
RO: Ea a preferat să scrie o povestire cu un substrat autobiografic ascuns pentru a-și proteja intimitatea familiei.
EN: She preferred to write a short story with a hidden autobiographical undertone to protect her family's privacy.
RO: Regizorul a integrat un episod autobiografic din copilărie în scenariul noului său film de succes.
EN: The director integrated an autobiographical episode from his childhood into the screenplay of his successful new film.
Idioms & Phrases
Roman autobiografic / Autobiographical novel
RO: Operă de ficțiune în care narațiunea urmărește îndeaproape cronologia, personajele și faptele reale din viața autorului.
EN: A work of fiction where the narrative closely follows the chronology, characters, and real facts of the author's life.
Caracter autobiografic / Autobiographical nature / confessional quality
RO: Trăsătură a unui text literar marcată de prezența eului liric sau narativ care se confesează direct cititorului.
EN: A trait of a literary text marked by the presence of a lyric or narrative self confessing directly to the reader.
Element autobiografic / Autobiographical element / personal reference
RO: O amintire, un detaliu geografic ori un personaj real inserat de un scriitor în structura unei opere altfel fictive.
EN: A memory, geographic detail, or real person inserted by a writer into the structure of an otherwise fictional work.
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