CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5744
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
The Cantos of Ezra Pound: Hugh Kenner, George Gugelberger & Paul Vangelisti, and Everett Frost, part 1 of 2 #484a
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Kenner, Hugh
Dates:
1923-2003
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Pound, Ezra
Dates:
1885-1972
Role:
"Speaker",
"Reader"
Name:
Gugelberger, Georg M.
Dates:
1941-
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Vangelisti, Paul
Dates:
1945-
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Frost, Everett
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:
Good
Physical Condition:
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:
T00:37:45
Size:
51.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:38:22
Size:
52.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
LOCATION
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000 Introduction of Hugh Kenner, George Gugelberger & Paul Vangelisti, by Everett Frost
030 Discussion of canto 1
032 Pound reads Homer “the decent into Hell” from The Odyssey, First in Greek, then Latin, then reads Canto 1
114 Discussion of epic as unfinished work, an open Form
166 Canto 1 a translation, and a metaphor for translation
222 A letter from Pound to his father, April 11, 1927, describing the Cantos
238 Pound Reads Canto IV
329 -discussion of the difficult coherence of Canto IV – a dream vision of history
426 Canto IX – Kenner gives a background and reads the portion – a letter to Malatestis Capitan General From Malatesta de Malatestis
528 They read Canto XIII collectively “Kung walked/by the dynastic temple…”
610 Pound’s use of blanks and dots in the manuscript, and various alterations in the text
654 Pound reading a portion of Canto XVI – recording made in 1965, Spoleto, Italy, when Pound was 80 years old
775 Frost reads from The Pound Eva, by Hugh Kenner, on the availability of The Cantos as they were being written
818 Pound reading Canto XXXVI
975 Recording ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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