What does 'self-exiled' mean?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-12 10:35:54

Social Science

4 answers

In the context of an artist who was 'so busy creating his own universe that he was self-exiled.'? Does it mean that he shut himself away from others, or....?

Anonymous

It's an oxymoron, sort of like the idea of a president "pardoning himself." To exile is to cast someone out, and you can't cast yourself out. It's just a wrong choice of words.
Anonymous

a state of exile imposed by oneself. a person who lives voluntarily as an exile. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/self-ex...
Anonymous

exiled by one's own wish or decision https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictiona...
Anonymous

It means the person was isolated or secluded by choice.