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Audio Recording Czesław Miłosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3, 1997

Czeslaw Milosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3, 1997

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Title

  • Czesław Miłosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3, 1997

Summary

  • Lithuania-born, noted Polish poet Czesław Miłosz reads in English translation from his following collections: The collected poems, Provinces, and Facing the river. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. The various English translators of the poems include Czesław Miłosz, Lillian Vallee, Renata Gorczynski, Robert Hass, Robert Pinsky, and Nathan Leonard.

Names

  • Miłosz, Czesław
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1997.

Contents

  • Encounter (English and Polish readings) -- Bypassing Rue Descartes -- Blacksmith shop -- Esse -- City of my youth -- Six lectures in verse (lecture IV) -- This world -- In a jar -- To Raja Rao -- Gift -- Reading the notebook of Anna Kamienska -- The thistle, the nettle -- At a certain age -- And yet the books -- On angels -- Proof -- Amazement -- Winter -- Beauty benediction.

Notes

  • -  Prosser Gifford introduces the poet and moderates the question-and-answer session at the conclusion of the program.
  • -  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, in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3, 1997, 6:45 p.m.
  • -  LWO no. 34393.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory. 1 sound cassette : digital, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWD 8599
  • RGB 9204 (playback copy)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 97702039

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Miłosz, Czesław, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Czesław Miłosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3. 1997. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/97702039/.

APA citation style:

Miłosz, C., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1997) Czesław Miłosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/97702039/.

MLA citation style:

Miłosz, Czesław, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Czesław Miłosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3. 1997. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/97702039/>.