George Bowering English 414 Lecture 22 at SFU on November 20, 1973 #681

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5790
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 22 at SFU on November 20, 1973 #681
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Title Note:
On J-card: English 414 Lecture 22 Nov. 20, 1973; W. C. Williams: Paterson IV
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:
Poor
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:
T00:30:23
Size:
33.0 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:45
Size:
34.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1973-11-20
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 0004 Bowering begins with a comment from Olson, that Poetry seeks not to describe but to enact. Sound quality is poor 0033 Comments about the pastoral are made 0053 The setting for Book IV is New York City 0063 The key word for Book IV is Rebirth. It is a mighty optimistic book, taking place, as it were, in the sewer 0094 There is a lot of ‘busy’ poetry in Book IV that can lead the reader to a sense of disappointment, but Bowering feels that this is deliberate on Williams’ part 0136 Bowering discusses a letter Williams wrote in 1951, the same time that the book came out 0178 Bowering announces that since the form of Book IV is very ordered, he will discuss the work section by section in a linear fashion 0222 People in Paterson reveal themselves by their language, especially the early passage in the text concerning Corydon and Phyllis 0331 “The poetess, though”, notes Bowering, “must set up a game, a play if you like, and she is so divorced from the real that she can, at will, reverse the roles” 0387 The ‘disappearance’ of the river is mentioned 0400 Sound quality dramatically improves 0494 In Book IV we are dealing with October-December, the end of the year… 0514 Bowering remarks that certain sections of Book IV act in the opposite way of the ‘Fire’, in Book III : they bring a death to language, to the imagination, to the sense of love. It is not a burning away of the old, it is a forcing of people to live in out-worn buildings or poems. It is just a play at poetry 0524 The image of Dr. Paterson is discussed 0550 The association between the East River and Death is touched upon 0571 The significance of the passage on the ‘Indian Princess’ is looked at 0600 The theme of particularity is expanded upon 0671 Tape ends abruptly – lecture was ending Two Side Two is blank
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Note:
[From J-card] Poor quality copy - low volume and high noise

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