psychobiography


psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phy

P0634100 (sī′kō-bī-ŏg′rə-fē)n. pl. psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phies 1. A biography that analyzes the psychological makeup, character, or motivations of its subject: "We are given a kind of psychobiography which ultimately pictures a deeply egotistical individual, unable to tolerate anyone else's success" (Leon Botstein).2. A character analysis.
psy′cho·bi·og′ra·pher n.psy′cho·bi′o·graph′ic (-bī′ə-grăf′ĭk), psy′cho·bi·o·graph′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

psychobiography

(ˌsaɪkəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a biography that pays particular attention to a person's psychological development psychobiographical adj

psy•cho•bi•og•ra•phy

(ˌsaɪ koʊ baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-)

n., pl. -phies. a biography that stresses childhood trauma and unconscious motives of the subject. [1930–35] psy`cho•bi•og′ra•pher, n.