CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5685
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Essay on Romeo and Juliet by Robert Duncan in Vancouver, 1972 tape 2 of 2 #694
Title Source:
J-card and inventory
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Duncan, Robert
Dates:
1919-1988
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
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:37:57
Size:
36.0 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:37:56
Size:
36.0 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1972
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Latitude:
49.2553
Longitude:
-123.1128
CONTENT
Contents:
Side
Track
No.
Comments
One
0000
0010
A break is taken
0148
Notes on night, dark, and stars
0246
Another break
0320
Duncan resumes with discussion of the sun and moon in relation to Romeo and Juliet
0335
On the significance of ‘day’ and ‘awareness’
0446
On Shakespeare as the theatre of what Dali called the paranoiac image
0495
A joke is made regarding the true author of Shakespeare’s works, among others
0503
Another joke, this time at the expense of Freud
0505
Tape ends
Two
0000
0015
“Again and again, Shakespeare makes us self-conscious of the appearances and masks of what is not what it seems to be”
0020
Duncan goes on to discuss puns in Romeo and Juliet
0235
On the transmutation in meaning from: “I am a pretty piece of flesh” to “I do but keep the peace”
0303
The reworking of the prince’s admonition speech in the first section is discussed
0355
“There can only be one thing that Shakespeare is concealing,” notes Duncan,” …the nature of Christ and God…” The Christian mystery may be deepest of all mysteries
0444
Tape ends abruptly
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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