CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5414
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Hugh Kenner lecture about Ezra Pound, Language, and Literature Recorded at SFU on February 25th, 1975 #511
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
CREATORS
Name:
Kenner, Hughes
Dates:
1923-2003
Role:
"Speaker"
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Very Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:18
Size:
80.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:37:54
Size:
66.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1975-02-25
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Venue:
Simon Fraser University
Latitude:
49.2767
Longitude:
-122.9178
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One Language and literature – Ezra Pound
000 Introduction: Pound as a manipulator of large-scale forms
042 Two questions are posed: “How can we sustain a conception of some length?” and “What do we have when we have a form?”
115 Forms are accidents repeated by design; how this affected Pound’s poetry when fragments of Sopho manuscript were discovered
154 Edmond’s reconstruction of the Sopho poems
178 Pound’s interest in archaeology: Sir Evans’ restorations in Crete
202 Kenner points out that there are a great number of possible accidents in language. Elaborate rhyme schemes, combined with a chance convergence of the poet’s intent and suitable sounding words, can be very important in determining the poem’s outcome
275 Kenner talks about poetic forms as a way of “playing it safe”; he gives as examples Virgil’s and Milton’s indebtedness to Homeric forms
340 Kenner tries to reconstruct Pound’s thinking in creating the forms of his poetry
370 Pound’s system governing the use of his repetitions – details form a model of the larger structure in which the detail will function
390 Pound’s motives for paying intense attention to detail
415 Kenner reads a passage from Canto VII, relates its sonorities to the beginning of Canto I with the word “and”
445 The poem begins with “and” because it is based on Book XI of The Odyssey, which begins with “et”
475 Pound’s remark that one should “introduce new material near the end”
505 Another fortunate accident: The decision to simply reproduce a portion of Divas resulted in Canto I having the appearance of a fragment, beginning with “and” & ending with “so that:”
544 “Where does ‘so that:’ go?”
568 Kenner discusses Cathay
599 In original Cathay, Pound put “The Seafarer” next to “Exile’s Letter” – an attempt at “rhyming one culture with another”
632 Pound’s rhyme scheme: “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley” – (a study in form) a two-part poem somewhat based on James’ notes to The Ivory Tower
688 The Cantos containing an array of possibilities, for example, the option to more extensively draw upon the Homeric hymns
755 Other options: Form of Canto I is repeated in Canto LXXXIII, with “Brother Wasp” going to “have speech with Tiresias”
824 The “economic theme” of the early Cantos, especially regarding Sigismundo Malatestis, becomes important later
880 Pound’s numerical sequences in the Cantos
Two 000 Pound’s numerical devices reassure the reader of the poem’s formality
022 Juxtaposition of China and America in the Cantos
039 Cantos II setting the pattern of cats being a prelude to visions of gods
068 New material introduced near the end validates the pattern of the poem; the form is repeated, but the particulars are different
082 The ability of the Cantos to withstand and assimilate the disastrous public events of the 20th century
108 Pound’s willingness to accept Chance as a collaborator (Fortuna in Canto-XCVII)
125 Lecture ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: Dr. Hugh Kenner, Language and Literature Recorded at SFU February 25th 1975
Side 1: 37:15
Side 2: 36:15
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