George Bowering English 414 Lecture 29 at SFU on December 6, 1973 #688

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5870
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 29 at SFU on December 6, 1973 #688
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Title Note:
On J-card: English 414 Lecture 29 Dec. 6, 1973; Charles Olson: Letters and songs of Maximus
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:
T00:30:19
Size:
34.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:23:38
Size:
28.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1973-12-06
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 0027 Bowering begins by looking at a passage in Section 2 of Letter 3 of Maximus 0060 The movement in Maximus is: your earth – your community – your language – the sources of your language – the depths of Tartarus 0090 The braid image in Letter 1 is discussed 0105 Bowering discusses the semantics of the words ‘true’, ‘actual’, and ‘real’ 0145 Discussion of Olson’s reluctance to create artifacts 0190 Olson’s ideas on history and the poem are discussed. Olson wanted the actual to be evident 0215 On the difficulty of reading Olson 0283 “What we have in Gloucester,” notes Bowering, “is a perfect location for…” 0320 Olson’s perceptions on the mechanisms of being cut off from your roots forms a topic of discussion 0375 Letter 9 in Maximus and the bee image and the immediate 0445 ‘The Songs of Maximus’ is discussed, and Bowering notes that the poem is at its most powerful when it is heard 0540 The image of dirty postcards is touched upon 0580 The irony of not knowing your own city after being raised in it (so that it should be reflected in your very being) because of the words that are laid on top of it in description 0643 The flat Earth Society 0710 The importance of Herodotus 0736 Maximus Letter 2 0782 End of lecture Two Side Two is blank
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

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