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Audio Recording Dante Symposium a symposium to commemorate the 700th anniversity of the birth of Dante Alighieri, in the Coolidge Auditorium, May 1, 1965.

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Title

  • Dante Symposium a symposium to commemorate the 700th anniversity of the birth of Dante Alighieri, in the Coolidge Auditorium, May 1, 1965.

Names

  • Dante Symposium (1965 : Washington, D.C.)
  • Mumford, L. Quincy (Lawrence Quincy), 1903-1982.
  • Mathews, Joseph Chesley, 1906-
  • Fergusson, Francis.
  • Ciardi, John, 1916-1986.
  • Fenoaltea, Sergio, 1908-
  • Basler, Roy P. (Roy Prentice), 1906-1989.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1965.

Contents

  • The interest in Dante shown by nineteenth-century American men of letters : lecture / J. Chesley Mathews -- On reading Dante in 1965 : the Divine comedy as a 'bridge across time' : lecture / Francis Fergusson -- Discussion / John Ciardi, Roy P. Basler, J. Chesley Mathews, Francis Fergusson -- Address of greeting / by Sergio Fenoaltea, Ambassador of Italy -- The relevance of the Inferno : lecture / John Ciardi -- Discussion / John Ciardi, Roy P. Basler, J. Chesley Mathews, Francis Fergusson.

Headings

  • -  Dante Alighieri,--1265-1321--Knowledge and learning--Congresses

Notes

  • -  Afternoon and evening sessions introduced by L. Quincy Mumford.
  • -  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.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 52.

Medium

  • 3 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 4595, reel 1-3

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770528

Online Format

  • audio

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Dante Symposium, L. Quincy Mumford, Joseph Chesley Mathews, Francis Fergusson, John Ciardi, Sergio Fenoaltea, Roy P Basler, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Dante Symposium a symposium to commemorate the 700th anniversity of the birth of Dante Alighieri, in the Coolidge Auditorium, May 1. 1965. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770528/.

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Dante Symposium, Mumford, L. Q., Mathews, J. C., Fergusson, F., Ciardi, J., Fenoaltea, S. [...] Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1965) Dante Symposium a symposium to commemorate the 700th anniversity of the birth of Dante Alighieri, in the Coolidge Auditorium, May 1. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770528/.

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Dante Symposium, et al. Dante Symposium a symposium to commemorate the 700th anniversity of the birth of Dante Alighieri, in the Coolidge Auditorium, May 1. 1965. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95770528/>.