CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5416
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
The Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 5: Charles Olson lecture and reading on July 20th, 1965 #516
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Olson, Charles
Dates:
1910-1970
Role:
"Speaker",
"Reader"
Name:
Duncan, Robert
Dates:
1919-1988
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Introduction by Robert Duncan
Name:
Creeley, Bobbie
Dates:
1930-1976
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
He participates in the discussion, and he is among the audience
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Storage Capacity:
T01:00:36
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:
T00:45:08
Size:
60.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:06
Size:
60.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1965-07-20
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
Berkeley, California, USA
Latitude:
37.8705
Longitude:
-122.2826
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000 Introduction by Robert Duncan
029 Olson begins to speak, identifies the lecture subject as “casual mythology”
044 Describes recent meeting with Pound
058 Four topics for discussion: The Earth, the Image of the World, the History or City, and the Spirit of the World: these will be discussed under the epigraph, “that which exists through itself is what is called meaning”
070 Pairs the Earth (orb) and the City (urb), as well as the Spirit of the World (anima mundi) and the Image of the World (imago mundi); these terms will be related to four Maximus poems
094 Reads “Astride/the Cabot/fault…”
103 Prepares to discuss the Earth in terms of woman historian Francis Rose-Troup and “Mongolian Ice”
116 Reads from “Letter, May 2, 1959: “then to now nothing/new…”
126 Talks about the Earth as a “One”
142 Resumes reading from “Letter, May 2, 1959”
177 Looks for a passage in the text which he can’t find
202 Reads as earlier passage from “Letter, May 2, 1959”
213 Earth as orb, a familiar theme
221 Rereads “Astride/the Cabot/fault…”
243 Bobbie Creeley asks about the meaning of “the Diorite Stone lopped off…”; Olson responds verbally and with blackboard illustration
314 Describes how the poem “The Song of Ullikummi” relates to the Diorite Stone
370 Question: What is “lopped off at the left shoulder?”; Olson responds
394 Reads story about “the condition of the two angels”
416 The Diorite Stone as the “child of Mother Earth”
495 Begins to speak about the “imago mundi”
533 Introduces next poem
576 Reads “rages/strain/Dog of Tartarus…”
620 Begins to discuss History, or City
682 Reads “7 years & you could carry cinders in your hand…”
Two 060 Introduces the subject, “anima mundi”; reads “The Song of Ullikummi”
122 Responds to question about anima mundi as woman
130 Responds to question on why he draws on other cultures for myths
228 Responds to question about the link between mythological elements and the establishment, trade, and war
268 Lecture ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes:
The Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 5 July 20th, 1965
Charles Olson:
The Causal Mythology Introduced by Robert Duncan
Side 1: 41 min
Side 2: 38:25
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