… all Saturdays, are the dates of UD’s lecture series on the essay, at the Georgetown Public Library. 1:00 – 3:00.
The Essence of the Essay begins by looking closely at Tatiana Schlossberg’s much-read essay about her impending death, and asking why it was so powerful. It moves on to define the genre, talk about its main categories, and try to account for why it represents arguably the clearest and deepest expression of the singular human voice.
Here are some of the essays we’ll read:
“A Battle with my Blood,” Tatiana Schlossberg
”Aes Triplex,” Robert Louis Stevenson
”On the Assassins’ Trail,” Gore Vidal
”How the Poor Die,” George Orwell
”Return to Tipasa,” Albert Camus