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Summer Series - Stephen J. Campbell: ”Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life”
In this episode of Biographers in Conversation’s special summer season, Dr Stephen J. Campbell chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about his choices while crafting Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life.
Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:
Why Stephen Campbell resists the urge to create a seamless narrative and instead embraces the mystery, silence and gaps in Leonardo da Vinci’s story.
How the book’s structure reflects the fragmented reality of Leonardo’s life.
The origin of the book’s title and how it challenges traditional biographical expectations by leaning into ambiguity.
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