CCA III: The Art of Biography

PatriotMan
Published on Jan 30, 2024
Lytton Strachey referred to the art of biography as “the most delicate and humane of all the branches of the art of writing,” adding that “it is perhaps as difficult to write a good life as to live one.” This third CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider biography in general and specific recent biographies through the eyes of their authors.

(All times listed are EST)

February 4
4:00 p.m.
“Plutarch and the Art of Biography”
Roger Kimball
The New Criterion

February 4
8:00 p.m.
“Mozart's Life and Music”
Jan Swafford
Author, Mozart: The Reign of Love

February 5
4:00 p.m.
“The Life and Imagination of Ray Bradbury”
Jonathan R. Eller
Author, Bradbury Beyond Apollo

February 5
8:00 p.m.
“The Character and Significance of Grover Cleveland”
Troy Senik
Author, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland

February 6
4:00 p.m.
“Ted Williams and the Cloudbuster Nine”
Anne R. Keene
Author, Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II

February 6
8:00 p.m.
“The Art of Autobiography”
Joseph Epstein
Author, Never Say You've Had a Lucky Life: Especially If You've Had a Lucky Life