autobiographical element

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autobiographical
adjective
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/ˌɔː.təˌbaɪ.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌɑː.t̬əˌbaɪ.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
based on or involving the writer's ...
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element
noun
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/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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He also argues that theautobiographicalelementof a text is profoundly shaped by its relation to the overriding genre of that text.
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I was employed to work on both projects, so inevitably the two accounts include anautobiographicalelement.
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One question some scholars have asked is whether the symphony had anautobiographicalelementthat gave its failure a more personal dimension.
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Arbes used autobiographical elements and anarchic and free-thinking themes in his novels.
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Here as elsewhere the song inserted as poetry within a prose text is a sub-genre with thematic and autobiographical elements.
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It had autobiographical elements and was widely and favorably reviewed.
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The story is said to have many autobiographical elements.
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As a process artist her work began to evolve to include autobiographical elements, which distinguishes her work from other process art.
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A humorous children's book, carrying hidden autobiographical elements, which presents the relationship between a giraffe and a lion after the lion has shaved his mane.
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The writer depends on autobiographical elements and has a philosophical outlook.
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Autobiographical elements also abound; test prints of graphic designs; bus tickets; ephemera given by friends.
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This work was short and experimental, and often included autobiographical elements.
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This novel contains many autobiographical elements that have been fantastically re-elaborated.
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Many of his novels and essays contain autobiographical elements connected with his own political and personal struggles.
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All his works have strong autobiographical elements, overt or disguised.
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The poems display his rebellious attitude, self-victimization and strong reliance on autobiographical elements, centering on such episodes as the death of his father.
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Critics praised its carefully crafted structure and perspectives, as well as the way it managed to combine philosophical insight with autobiographical elements.
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Lyrically, the album was particularly notable for its inclusion of many autobiographical elements.
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As well as the usual topics ("carpe diem" etc.) the sonnets include autobiographical elements, describing, for example, the increasing decrepitude and advancing age of the author.
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The work also incorporates autobiographical elements.
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