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Criticism finds the past in the present and vice versa. It filters time's nuggets and makes cultural signposts accessible, exciting and pertinent. Biography is another way of doing that, with the advantage of a strong narrative, balancing private failings with a critical analysis of public acco...

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Published in:Publishers Weekly 2009-09, Vol.256 (36), p.23
Main Author: Giddins, Gary
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Appreciation
Authorship
Biographies
Crosby, Bing
Culture
Ellington, Duke (Edward Kennedy Ellington) (1899-1974)
Jazz
Jazz music
Literary criticism
Macdonald, James
Parker, Charlie
Pasteur, Louis (1822-95)
Sound recordings
Wilson, Edmund (1895-1972)
Writers
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Summary:Criticism finds the past in the present and vice versa. It filters time's nuggets and makes cultural signposts accessible, exciting and pertinent. Biography is another way of doing that, with the advantage of a strong narrative, balancing private failings with a critical analysis of public accomplishments that are the only reason the public cares about the subject.
ISSN:0000-0019
2150-4008