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Alcestiad or, A life in the sun
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Title

  • Alcestiad or, A life in the sun

Other Title

  • Life in the sun

Summary

  • Mr. Wilder reads the first two acts of his unfinished play.

Names

  • Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1955.

Headings

  • -  Alcestis,--Queen, consort of Admetus, King of Pherae--Drama

Genre

  • Tragedies

Notes

  • -  Recorded April 18, 1955, 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.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 269.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RAA 41529 (original acetate -- not for playback)
  • LWO 2351 (preservation master)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770617

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Wilder, Thornton, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Alcestiad or, A life in the sun. 1955. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770617/.

APA citation style:

Wilder, T., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1955) Alcestiad or, A life in the sun. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770617/.

MLA citation style:

Wilder, Thornton, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Alcestiad or, A life in the sun. 1955. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95770617/>.