what does the term 'author's persona' mean
Definition of Persona. The term persona has been derived from a Latin word â persona â that means the mask of an actor, and is therefore etymologically linked to the dramatis personae which refers to the list of characters and cast in a play or a drama.It is also known as a theatrical mask.n literature, authors use persona to express their ideas, beliefs and voices they are not able to express freely due to some restrictions or that they cannot put into words otherwise. Persona is also sometimes a role a person or a character assumes in public or in the society he lives in.