French Passions: Simon Schama on Colette
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2015
- Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. His award winning books, translated into 15 languages, include 'Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution', 'Landscape and Memory', 'Rembrandt's Eyes', 'A History of Britain', 'The Power of Art', 'Rough Crossings', and, most recently, 'The American Future: A History'. His art columns for the New Yorker won the National Magazine Award for criticism and his journalism has appeared regularly in the Guardian and the Financial Times where he is Contributing Editor. He has written and presented forty films for BBC2 on subjects a diverse as Tolstoy, American politics and John Donne and won an Emmy for The Power of Art.
Simon Schama discussed the life and work of French author Colette, explaining: "because all your senses are addressed, reading Colette is like having a feast…
Boyd Tonkin, Literary Editor of The Independent, chaired the talk.
wonderful !!! chat these 2 have: thank u
I couldn't make heads or tails of what(ever) he said. Colette is at the top of my list of favorite authors of all times. Pity.
He knows a lot, no doubt, but he talks all over the place and uses words that are too broad. I noticed he constantly moves/fidgets and can't really sit still, which is a bit distracting.
what is simon's secret to having such exhuberant passion???
It's love
@@hosamelshazly Making The French boring is no mean feat. Jeesh.
7 minute introduction.....gawd
Lol thanks I fast forwarded it by 7 minutes haha
La romance française
Schama is a true wordsmith but he actually says very little of substance. His fan base love him, the cheques keep rolling in and no one gets hurt, so good luck to him. I just prefer concrete analysis to flights of fancy.