MEMENTO MORI (224 pp.)—Muriel Spark —Lippincott ($3.95).When the geriatricians have succeeded in adding another age to Shakespeare's seven, what will all the porcelain teeth chatter ...

As Sister Theresa has found, the most evocative traditional image of memento mori is the skull. Many portraits of saints depict them with a skull nearby. In Danse macabre, a form of painting ...

The famous danse macabre, with its dancing depiction of the Grim Reaper carrying off rich and poor alike, is another well known example of the memento mori theme.

Following the intellectual deep dive, the event will transition into the Danse Macabre Afterparty from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.