From the concept of training - or Bildung - emerged in modernity is that forms the main autobiographical representation model that endures to this day. We found that model the origin of the association of expression with a certain autobiographical character “therapeutic” and exemplary. The article argues that justifies such an association, but also deconstruct hovering like a stigma towards autobiographical works, when dealing with ruptures narrative model of Bildung from the vanguards in the 1970s.A partir do conceito de formação - ou Bildung - surgido na modernidade é que se forma o principal modelo de representação autobiográfica que perdura até os dias de hoje. Encontramos nesse modelo a origem da associação da expressão autobiográfica ...