An inscription or signature that someone writes about themselves or their own work, especially one that accompanies or explains their creation.
From 'auto-' (self) and 'epigraph' (from Greek 'epi-' on, and 'graphe,' writing). This literary term combines the idea of a personal inscription with self-reference.
Authors who write little notes about their own books or artists who sign their work with personal messages are creating autoepigraphs—it's like the work is introducing itself!
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