Biographical criticism examines how an author's life experiences are reflected in and can help explain their creative works. It asserts that an author's personal history unintentionally affects their writing. To perform a biographical criticism, one must first gather biographical facts about the author, then analyze how autobiographical elements are portrayed accurately or changed in the work, and determine if insights into the author's life are revealed and how their life experiences deepen understanding of the text. Key questions focus on identifying biographical details used or altered in the work and how the author viewed their own life as typical or extraordinary.

1. Biographical Criticism A subcategory of Historical Criticism Liana Cote Montminy presents:

11. Next in the series: Virginia Woolf: Her life in her work