Beauty, Longing, and Conversion in Brideshead Revisited

Host William Baker discusses Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh with Professor Peter Sinclair.Dr. Peter Sinclair: Dr. Sinclair, Professor and Chair of Languages and Literature at Sacred Heart University, is a frequent panelist and contributor on Christianity in Literature and the Catholic influence on novelists and poets. His academic work has been published in journals such as Christianity and Literature, Religion and Literature, and Renascence. Specializing in twentieth-century British literature, particularly the Catholic influence on novelists and poets, Dr. Sinclair brings a wealth of knowledge, especially to the discussion of Brideshead Revisited. William Baker: Dr. Baker directs the Bernard L. Schwartz Center for Media, Public Policy & Education at Fordham University. He is a Distinguished Professor of media & entertainment at IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, and President Emeritus of WNET-Thirteen, New York's public television station. Baker has received 7 Emmy Awards and 2 Columbia DuPont Journalism Awards, and he was honored in 2016 by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for his work in the performing arts. He is the executive producer of theatrical films and PBS documentaries, including The Face: Jesus in Art and Picturing Mary, and co-author of seven books.