2009 Press Releases
Acclaimed literary biographer to visit UCC
09.11.2009
Sir Michael Holroyd, one of the most influential literary biographers of recent times, will deliver a talk at UCC on Wednesday, November 11th at 11am in the North Wing Council Room.
09.11.2009
Sir Michael Holroyd, one of the most influential literary biographers of recent times, will deliver a talk at UCC on Wednesday, November 11th at 11am in the North Wing Council Room.
The title of the paper is “On Beards and Biographies” and is a re-examination of Michael Holroyd’s critically acclaimed Lives of Lytton Strachey, Augustus John and Bernard Shaw.
Michael Holroyd’s 2 volume biography of Lytton Strachey (1967 & ’68) was hailed as a landmark in contemporary biography and, six years later, his biography of the painter Augustus John confirmed his place as one of the great modern biographers. His ‘Life’ of Strachey was used as a basis for Christopher Hampton's film Carrington (1994) and the four volumes of Holroyd's life of Bernard Shaw appeared between 1988 and 1992 to critical acclaim.
Michael Holroyd was awarded the 2005 David Cohen British Literature Prize and his latest book, A Strange Eventful History (2008) won the 2009 James Tait Black Memorial biography prize. He is President of the Royal Society of Literature and was knighted in 2007 for his services to literature. He is married to the novelist Dame Margaret Drabble.
All welcome to this talk. Admission free.
Michael Holroyd’s visit to UCC has been supported by the Office of the Vice-President for Teaching and Learning, Professor Grace Neville.
Picture: Sir Michael Holroyd
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Michael Holroyd’s 2 volume biography of Lytton Strachey (1967 & ’68) was hailed as a landmark in contemporary biography and, six years later, his biography of the painter Augustus John confirmed his place as one of the great modern biographers. His ‘Life’ of Strachey was used as a basis for Christopher Hampton's film Carrington (1994) and the four volumes of Holroyd's life of Bernard Shaw appeared between 1988 and 1992 to critical acclaim.
Michael Holroyd was awarded the 2005 David Cohen British Literature Prize and his latest book, A Strange Eventful History (2008) won the 2009 James Tait Black Memorial biography prize. He is President of the Royal Society of Literature and was knighted in 2007 for his services to literature. He is married to the novelist Dame Margaret Drabble.
All welcome to this talk. Admission free.
Michael Holroyd’s visit to UCC has been supported by the Office of the Vice-President for Teaching and Learning, Professor Grace Neville.
Picture: Sir Michael Holroyd
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