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Audio Recording The name is Burroughs a program of readings from the work of William S. Burroughs

The name is Burroughs a program of readings from the work of William S. Burroughs

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Title

  • The name is Burroughs a program of readings from the work of William S. Burroughs

Names

  • Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
  • Treadway, Teman. prf
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1998.

Contents

  • "There is only one thing a writer can write about ..." (from Naked lunch) -- The island (from Naked lunch) -- Heal my monkey (from Ghost of chance) -- Excerpt from "Public agent" (from The soft machine) -- Excerpts from "The name is Burroughs" and "A review of the reviewers" (from The adding machine : collected essays) -- Exterminator! (from Exterminator!) -- Q & A (from The job : interviews with William S. Burroughs) -- Excerpts from "The name is Burroughs" (from The adding machine : collected essays) -- Excerpts from Benway (from Naked lunch) -- Excerpts from "The examination" (from Naked lunch) -- Excerpt from "Feedback from Watergate to the Garden of Eden" (from Electronic revolution).

Notes

  • -  Prosser Gifford introduces the program.
  • -  Directed by Alyn Beauchamp.
  • -  Recorded Feb. 19, 1998, in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, 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.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (65 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in. + 1 program ([4] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RGA 3957 (playback copy)
  • RWD 9993 (preservation master)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98700970

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Burroughs, William S, Teman. Prf Treadway, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. The name is Burroughs a program of readings from the work of William S. Burroughs. 1998. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98700970/.

APA citation style:

Burroughs, W. S., Treadway, T. P., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1998) The name is Burroughs a program of readings from the work of William S. Burroughs. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98700970/.

MLA citation style:

Burroughs, William S, et al. The name is Burroughs a program of readings from the work of William S. Burroughs. 1998. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98700970/>.