{"product_id":"9781922507723","title":"Telling Lives","description":"Author: Chris Wallace\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922507723\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: National Library of Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;What we now want from a biography, or autobiography, is the very thing that Virginia Woolf said that we have no right to want: art. Not only art, obviously, but art nevertheless. And we love the illumination of dark corners of the soul, having quite a few of our own, if we're honest with ourselves.\u0026amp;#x27;  Robert Dessaix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Seymour Biography Lecture was presented annually at the Australian National University and the National Library of Australia from 2005 to 2023, by eminent biographers, autobiographers and memoirists. From political profiles to 'tragic poems', this collection of the lectures investigates the philosophical scaffolding that holds up the form of biography and the deft skill required to tell the truth of a life beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver seventeen years, internationally significant authors have spoken on topics such as 'Biography and the Struggle for the Soul of Australia' (Jill Roe, 2007), 'Truth. Truthfulness. Self. Voice.' (Raimond Gaita, 2017) and 'Honouring the Biographer's Contract' (Chris Wallace, 2023). Interrogate the art of life-writing with thoughtfulness, humour and candour along with:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr Brenda Niall AO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Lawrence Goldman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmeritus Professor Jill Roe AO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Holmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr David Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Frances Spalding CBE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Dessaix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Jeffrey Meyers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrusilla Modjeska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Ray Monk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Drewe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Marr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaimond Gaita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Fidler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmeritus Professor Judith Brett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacqueline Kent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Chris Wallace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861505200286,"sku":"ADS-9781922507723","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922507723.jpg?v=1779253128","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922507723","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}