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Fred Kaplan
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I'm not a Lincoln expert, rather a biographer who has had the pleasure of reading much of what has been written about him from his lifetime to this year of his bicentennial. Some advice: Don't try that unless you have at least five years available. Fred Kaplan
You Try Advice Reading Year Unless Pleasure Has-Been Some About Rather Lifetime Had Written Him Least Lincoln Been His Years Five Expert Available Much Who
The challenge of a president himself struggling to find the conjunction between the right words and honest expression, a use of language that respects intellect, truth, and sincerity, has largely been abandoned. Fred Kaplan
Truth Words Language Challenge President Right Words Respects Abandoned Find Struggling Between Sincerity Himself Been Intellect Use Conjunction Expression Largely Right Honest
'Colonel Roosevelt' is compelling reading, and Morris a brilliant biographer who practices his art at the highest level. Fred Kaplan
Art Brilliant Reading Colonel Highest Morris Highest Level Practices His Roosevelt Who Compelling Level
In his life, Charles Dickens was like the rest of us, but maybe more so: another poor and wonderful soul attempting to deal with his and the world's pain and confusion in the best way he knew how. Fred Kaplan
Life Best Soul Wonderful World Confusion Rest Pain Way Best Way Charles Charles Dickens More Attempting He Knew Like Another Deal How His Dickens Maybe Poor Us
Can a great artist be mean-spirited, grasping, harsh to his family, violent in his emotions, vindictive in his hatreds, an all-purpose scoundrel? If our test cases are the likes of Wagner, Picasso, and, let me say, Dickens, the answer is a resounding yes. Fred Kaplan
Great Family Me Emotions Great Artist Resounding Our Say Harsh Cases Picasso Likes Answer Test Wagner His Dickens Yes Scoundrel Artist Grasping Vindictive Violent
Is there really any relationship between artists' personal conduct and their art? Certainly not. Fred Kaplan
Art Relationship Between Conduct Personal Any Artists Really Certainly
It should be quite clear that it is possible for unpleasant people who are small in various ways other than in their artistic genius to produce great art. Art and morality have no necessary connection. Fred Kaplan
Art Great People Genius Great Art Other Ways Possible Unpleasant Morality Small Various Clear Than Quite Artistic Produce Should Who Connection Necessary
Political history is not the only way to approach historical figures. Fred Kaplan
History Political Approach Way Only Political History Historical Figures
Gore Vidal was a man of immense literary talent, some of which he used well, some of which he wasted. Fred Kaplan
Man Immense Some He Talent Well Gore Literary Which Used Wasted
Lincoln is a genius of language and a brilliant writer who deserves to be seen as part of the canon of great writers in American literature. Fred Kaplan
Great Genius Language Brilliant Seen Writer Writers Part Lincoln American Canon Literature American Literature Who Deserves
I first wrote a biography of Thomas Carlyle, and it turned out I loved writing biographies and had a talent for it. I believed I had a contribution to make. Fred Kaplan
Writing First Thomas Out Had Talent Wrote Make Contribution Loved Turned Believed Biographies Biography
I want to contribute to the culture and keep great writers alive by telling the stories of their lives. Fred Kaplan
Great Culture Alive Telling Writers Contribute Want Stories Keep Lives

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