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Audio Recording A Program of poetry, translations, and music in memory of Robert Fitzgerald, consultant in poetry, 1984-85

A Program of poetry, translations, and music in memory of Robert Fitzgerald, consultant in poetry, 1984-85

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Title

  • A Program of poetry, translations, and music in memory of Robert Fitzgerald, consultant in poetry, 1984-85

Names

  • Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985.
  • Archer M. Huntington Fund.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1985.

Contents

  • Introductory remarks / by Daniel J. Boorstin -- Excerpts from The odyssey / translated by Robert Fitzgerald (read by Richard Dyer-Bennet) -- Readings from Robert Fitzgerald's Spring shade (read by Seamus Heaney and Reed Whittemore) -- Lift him up and Now let the weeping cease from The gospel at Colonus (performed by Wesley Boyd's Gospel Music Workshop Choir)

Headings

  • -  Fitzgerald, Robert,--1910-1985--Appreciation

Notes

  • -  Recorded Apr. 30, 1985, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • -  Sponsored by the Archer M. Huntington Fund and 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, stereo. ; 10 in. + 1 descriptive sheet.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PS3511 .I922
  • RWB 0308

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 89741344

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Fitzgerald, Robert, Archer M. Huntington Fund, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. A Program of poetry, translations, and music in memory of Robert Fitzgerald, consultant in poetry, -85. 1985. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/89741344/.

APA citation style:

Fitzgerald, R., Archer M. Huntington Fund, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1985) A Program of poetry, translations, and music in memory of Robert Fitzgerald, consultant in poetry, -85. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/89741344/.

MLA citation style:

Fitzgerald, Robert, et al. A Program of poetry, translations, and music in memory of Robert Fitzgerald, consultant in poetry, -85. 1985. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/89741344/>.