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Audio Recording Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell

Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell

About this Item

Title

  • Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell

Summary

  • In the course of the interview, Mr. Frost reads the following poems: An empty threat, Beech, Sycamore, In a disused graveyard, In Hardwood graves, My butterfly (stanza 2 only), Away!, The ingenuities of debt, Lucretius versus the lake poets, Atmosphere, and Fireflies in the garden.

Names

  • Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
  • Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1959.

Headings

  • -  Frost, Robert,--1874-1963--Interviews
  • -  Poets, American--20th century--Interviews

Notes

  • -  Recorded May 19, 1959, in the Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 79-80.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, double track, mono. ; 10 in.
  • -  Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RAA 41885 (original acetate -- not for playback)
  • LWO 2849 (preservation master)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93842984

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

“Streaming Audio Use Restrictions: The recordings on this page are provided for reference, research, and educational purposes only. No portion of any recording may be reproduced, redistributed, or otherwise made available by any third-party, for any purpose, without prior written authorization from the rights holder.”

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Chicago citation style:

Frost, Robert, Randall Jarrell, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell. 1959. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/93842984/.

APA citation style:

Frost, R., Jarrell, R. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1959) Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93842984/.

MLA citation style:

Frost, Robert, Randall Jarrell, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell. 1959. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93842984/>.