Biography
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A narrative of a person’s life shaped for exemplary, didactic, or commemorative purposes. It selects and orders episodes to model conduct, authenticate authority, or frame miracles and teachings.
Jātaka Tales
Anonymous
100 BCE-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Records of the Grand Historian
Sima Qian
109-91 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
The Story of Sinuhe
Anonymous
1900-1800 BCE
Egyptian
Kalpa Sutra
Bhadrabahu
400-500 CE
Indian, Jain
Lalitavistara Sūtra
Anonymous
300-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra
Anonymous
300-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
The Secret History of the Mongols
Anonymous
1240 CE
East Asian, Mongolian
Romulus
Plutarch
100 CE
Greek
Theseus
Plutarch
100 CE
Greek
Buddhacarita
Ashvaghosha
1-200 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Lives of the 63 Illustrious Beings
Hemachandra
1100-1200 CE
Indian, Jain
The Birth Legend of Sargon
Anonymous
700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Kārnāmag-ī Ardashīr-ī Pābagān
Anonymous
500-700 CE
Persian
The Life of Merlin
Geoffrey of Monmouth
1148-1150 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Adi Purana
Jinasena
800-900 CE
Indian, Jain
Divyāvadāna
Anonymous
100-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Mahāvastu
Anonymous
100-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Dongmyeongwangpyeon
Yi Gyu-bo
1193 CE
East Asian, Korean
Eiríksmál
Anonymous
954-960 CE
Germanic, Norse
Hákonarmál
Eyvindr Skaldaspillir
1220-1230 CE
Germanic, Norse
Krákumál
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Germanic, Norse
Nornagests þáttr
Anonymous
1387-1394 CE
Germanic, Norse