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THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL GENRE

autobiography, biography, biographical narrative, confessions, memoirs, recollection, epistolary text, introspection, individuality, self-portrait, authorial “I”, identification, antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance period.

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This article analyzes the stages of formation and development of the autobiographical genre from a scientific and theoretical perspective.
The study examines the traditions of autobiographical expression, the principles of the author’s self-representation in literary texts, the
gradual development of the genre, as well as its poetic features. In addition, the article highlights the evolutionary development of the
autobiographical genre, the role of psychologism, introspection, memoiristic elements, and their aesthetic function