George Bowering English 414 Lecture 21 at SFU on November 19, 1973 #680

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5789
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
George Bowering English 414 Lecture 21 at SFU on November 19, 1973 #680
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Title Note:
On J-card: English 414 Lecture 21 Nov. 19, 1973; W. C. Williams: Paterson III
Language:
English
Production Context:
Classroom recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Bowering, George
Dates:
1935-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/34469976
Role:
"Speaker"

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Excellent
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:
T00:30:58
Size:
35.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:57
Size:
34.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1973-11-19
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Venue:
Simon Fraser University
Latitude:
49.2784
Longitude:
-122.9231
URL:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/102254132

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 0000 0002 Bowering makes light of the fact that he is early for lecture 0019 Paterson, Book III is, as far as Bowering is concerned, the best in terms of verse, in terms of art, in the Paterson series 0024 Bowering recaps his discussion on beauty and the significance of the fire, the flood and the cyclone 0040 Reference is made to Shelley’s concept of the flame 0105 Flame and fire are the most common images for those things which both destroy and preserve. Water also has this quality 0122 Williams said, “The province of the poem is the world. When the sun rises, it rises in the poem and when it sets, darkness comes down and the poem is dark”. That is to say that the poem is not a description of the world, the poem is a world – its own world 0144 Bowering relates the history of Capt. Vancouver’s voyage up the Northwest Cost 0165 The tightrope passage is discussed 0204 The poetics of wind, the “Breath of poetry” is discussed 0254 Williams’s attitude about the ‘doom’ of the city is looked at. Why does the puritan fear fire? 0270 The events of the Apocalypse are discussed in light of Paterson 0287 “Rather than fear the flames”, notes Bowering, “or rather than be gloomy, N.F. Paterson, the poet, hears the laughter all the way through it” 0315 The central image in Book III is the old bottle mauled by the fire. In-depth discussion follows 0399 Another image of the accidental is discussed 0454 More interpenetration and marriage images are given mention 0493 “Those books (in the Library)”, says Bowering, “that record of the confrontation with beauty are not the inspiration of the imagination in action at the moment”. What we get is what the guy wrote about that in most cases. How can we get past this conundrum? Asks Williams. 0535 “In Part III of Book III we get the flood”, states Bowering 0547 While the fire changes and form and makes beauty, the flood piles up the debris – it is the past, piling up like property 0645 The wonder of the tin roof is mentioned, with reference to the apocalyptic 0703 Tape ends abruptly in mid-sentence Two Side Two is blank
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

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