George Bowering English 414 Lecture 25 at SFU on November 27, 1973 #684

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5793
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 25 at SFU on November 27, 1973 #684
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Title Note:
On J-card: English 414 Lecture 25 Nov. 27, 1973; W. C. Williams: Paterson V
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:
T01:39:51
Size:
103 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:14:52
Size:
18.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1973-11-27
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 0007 Discussion of take-home final exam 0034 Williams, in talking about Paterson in “I Wanted to Write a Poem”, said that Paterson IV ends with the protagonist breaking through the bushes, identifying himself with the land, with America. He finally will die but it can’t be categorically stated that Death ends anything” 0044 Bowering remarks that there is an interesting treatment of time in Book V, an embracing of the past and hope for art in the future 0070 Paterson V is, somewhat, a separate poem from the others 0078 The language in Book V no longer descends or ascends – it can just soar. Bowering thinks of the poet as having died in Book V 0095 Book V was written after Williams had had a series of strokes which had nearly killed him. He had to quit his medical practice as a result. Much of Book V involves memory 0132 A key instruction to the reader in Book V is “What but indirection will get to the end of the sphere?” 0200 The unicorn image is introduced in the context of the tapestries in Upper New York 0242 The unicorn was generally treated in medieval art as an apparition of Christ. In Book V, the unicorn is the poet 0300 Time cannot be localized to a particular month in the year in Book V as it could in the other Paterson books. Williams is now writing for all time – a coda 0309 The image of the tail (coda) is discussed 0355 Sappho is discussed 0410 The ‘deformed great toe-nail’ passage is looked at. The passage is a weaving of different images, just like the unicorn tapestry 0471 That form of the poem in Book V is a record of the very search for that form; it does not end 0509 Bowering returns to the beginning of the Book, and the eagle image 0561 Bowering does ‘a little number’ on perspective and ends with it 0643 Lecture ends Two Side Two is blank
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

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