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Audio Recording From Poe to Valéry lecture

From Poe to Valéry lecture
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Title

  • From Poe to Valéry lecture

Summary

  • At the conclusion of the lecture, Mr. Eliot reads his poems Death by water and New Hampshire and Virginia from Landscapes.

Names

  • Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1948.

Headings

  • -  Poe, Edgar Allan,--1809-1849--Influence
  • -  Valéry, Paul,--1871-1945
  • -  Comparative literature--English and French
  • -  Comparative literature--French and English

Notes

  • -  Recorded Nov. 19, 1948, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress.
  • -  Original acetate discs: LWO 1356.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 67.
  • -  Acetate tape. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1957. On 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. On 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1970. On 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Medium

  • 4 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 16 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • IDC 00440--IDC 00443 (original acetate discs)
  • RAA 41803-41804 (acetate tape -- not for playback)
  • LWO 2689, reel 3-4 (preservation master)
  • LWO 6117, reel 19, side A2-B (playback copy)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770484

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Eliot, T. S, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. From Poe to Valéry lecture. 1948. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770484/.

APA citation style:

Eliot, T. S. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1948) From Poe to Valéry lecture. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770484/.

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Eliot, T. S, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. From Poe to Valéry lecture. 1948. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95770484/>.