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Audio Recording Ezra Pound--thoughts from St. Elizabeth's

Ezra Pound--thoughts from St. Elizabeth's

About this Item

Title

  • Ezra Pound--thoughts from St. Elizabeth's

Summary

  • In this centennial celebration of the birth of Ezra Pound, Welsh actor Ray Handy presents his one-man show featuring selections from the works Pound wrote while confined to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Names

  • Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
  • Handy, Ray.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1985.

Headings

  • -  Pound, Ezra,--1885-1972--Health
  • -  Poets, American--20th century--Biography
  • -  Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
  • -  Psychiatric hospital patients--United States--Biography

Notes

  • -  Recorded Oct. 29, 1985, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + 1 descriptive sheet.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PS3531.O82
  • RWB 1744

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88740235

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Pound, Ezra, Ray Handy, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Ezra Pound--thoughts from St. Elizabeth's. 1985. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88740235/.

APA citation style:

Pound, E., Handy, R., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1985) Ezra Pound--thoughts from St. Elizabeth's. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88740235/.

MLA citation style:

Pound, Ezra, et al. Ezra Pound--thoughts from St. Elizabeth's. 1985. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/88740235/>.