The portrait, as a literary genre, is a written description or analysis of a person or thing. A written portrait often gives deep insight, and offers an analysis that goes far beyond the superficial. It is considered a parallel to pictorial portraiture.
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Notable ExampleLes Caractères by Jean de La Bruyère 1 Defining TraitWritten description or analysis of a person that goes beyond the superficial 1 Sources
1. Portrait (literature)
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the Caractères by Jean de La Bruyère
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a written description or analysis of a person or thing. A written portrait often gives deep insight, and offers an analysis that goes far beyond the superficial.
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