Film, Video The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Richard Burton and the Victorian World

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Title

  • The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World.

Other Title

  • Richard Burton and the Victorian World

Summary

  • Sir Richard Burton, one of the most intriguing figures of Victorian Era Great Britain, who was a daring adventurer, prolific writer, prodigious linguist and translator of "The Arabian Nights" and "Kama Sutra," was the subject of a book talk at the Library of Congress. Historian Dane Kennedy discussed his new book "The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World." The program was sponsored by the Center for the Book as part of the Books & Beyond series.

Names

  • Library of Congress.
  • Library of Congress. Center for the Book, sponsoring body.

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2005-11-30.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Literature

Notes

  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Dane Kennedy.
  • -  Recorded on 2005-11-30.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687729

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book. The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-30, 2005. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687729/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, S. B. (2005) The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-30. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687729/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book. The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-30, 2005. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687729/>.