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Audio Recording The social authority of the writer

The social authority of the writer

About this Item

Title

  • The social authority of the writer

Summary

  • Mr. Frye delivers a lecture in which, using the language and major ideas of semiotics, he expounds on the major elements of poetry in an effort to distinguish poetic utterance from other forms of discourse.

Names

  • Frye, Northrop.
  • Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1984.

Headings

  • -  Poetics
  • -  Semiotics and literature

Notes

  • -  Introduced by Anthony Hecht.
  • -  Recorded Apr. 24, 1984, 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 (60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + program information ([2] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWA 7306

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91740879

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Frye, Northrop, Anthony Hecht, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. The Social Authority of the Writer. 1984. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91740879/.

APA citation style:

Frye, N., Hecht, A., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1984) The Social Authority of the Writer. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91740879/.

MLA citation style:

Frye, Northrop, et al. The Social Authority of the Writer. 1984. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91740879/>.