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Voices & visions. 12, Walt Whitman
Title
Voices & visions. 12, Walt Whitman / a CVH, New York Center for Visual History production ; director, Jack Smithie.
Publication
District of Columbia : Annenberg Learner, 1988.
Physical Description
1 streaming video (56 min.)
Local Notes
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Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed August 14, 2018).
In English.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections. The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. Brilliant readings of Whitman's poems demonstrate his American vision and style and vividly convey their poignance and sheer power. Whitman's sources, including Emerson, the King James Bible, opera, and political oratory, are revealed.
Variant and related titles
Walt Whitman
ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2019
Performers
Narrator, Peter MacNicol ; the voice of the poet, Galway Kinnel.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographical television programs.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographical television programs.
Also listed under
New York Center for Visual History, production company.
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