Literature -- History and criticism.
PRA Archive # | Title | Description | Genre | Broadcast Date |
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BB4960 | The Novel in contemporary British society / Angus Wilson. |
Talk on the role of the novel in a changing urban world. |
KPFK, 26 Oct. 1960. | |
BB5172 | Hero motifs in fairy tales |
Clare (Loeb) Spark introduces Dr. Harold Stone, clinical psychologist and Jungian analyst, and... |
American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy | KPFK, 28 June 1971. |
BB4896 | The Dye that did not run / by Nelson Algren ; read by Jack Hirschman. |
Reading of Algren's The Nation article about the life and work of Ernest Hemingway. |
KPFK, 29 Aug. 1962. | |
BB5035 | Samuel Beckett's Theatre / Judith J. Radke ; read by Lee Whiting. |
Reading of Radke's analysis of Beckett's work. |
KPFK, 30 Dec. 1962. | |
BB4984 | Shakespeare's Richard II : a universal state of feelings / John Monteverdi. |
Talk on the universality of the characterizations in Richard II.|SHAKESPEARE'S RICHARD II... |
KPFK, 4 Apr. 1964. | |
BB4968 | From pricks to pim / Ray Federman. |
Analysis of the writing of Samuel Beckett. |
KPFK, 4 Jan. 1965. | |
BB5036 | Chaos to Christ : a psychological commentary on the life and works of Dostoevsky / read by Harvey Mindess. |
Examination of the life and work of Fyodor Dostoevsky. |
KPFK, 8 May 1963. | |
BC0437.02 | Walt Whitman / Jascha Kessler. (Episode 2 of 5) |
Kessler reads and discusses the prophetic nature of Whitman's writings. |
KPFK, 8 Nov. 1971. | |
BB5180 | Poetry : after Auschwitz / Reinhard Lettau. |
Talk on the impact of World War II horrors upon the artistic community around the world. |
KPFK, 9 Apr. 1969. | |
BC0888 | Anais Nin interviewed by Frank Roberts on the publication of The Diary of Anais Nin. |
Francis (Frank) Roberts interviews author Anais Nin (1903-1977) on the occasion of the... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | KPFK, April 25, 1966 and 1972 (date unknown) |
BB4466.01-.09 | Writers at work / interviews by Frank Roberts. |
Authors discuss their lives, objectives, and current works. ,r.1. Richard Lid (45 min.) -- r.2. C.Y. Lee (51 min.) -- r.3. Ben Maddow (55 min.) -- r.4.... |
KPFK, Nov. 1965. | |
BC1237 | Book notes / Beatrice Levin. |
Author discusses literature and writers. ,r.1. Rousseau's small war with England (13 min.) ; contemporary American Jewish authors (15... |
KPFT, 1970. | |
BB3840.15 | Symposium on pornography in literature / moderated by John Simon. |
Alfred Chester, Ephraim London, Benjamin de Mott, Ned Polsky, and Hubert Selby, Jr. discuss the... |
WBAI, 1 Jan. 1967. | |
BB3470 | Whither science fiction? / moderated by Baird Searles. |
Authors Thomas Disch, Joanna Russ, and Terry Carr discuss the literary merits of science fiction... |
WBAI, 1 Mar. 1970. | |
BB3841.01-.05 | Poetry and prose : the essential difference / John Hall Wheelock. |
Poet discusses the essential features of poetry that give it its unique strength. |
WBAI, 1-24 Oct. 1963. | |
BB3377 | Henry James and the Jacobites / Maxwell Geismar ; interviewed by Richard Elman. |
Critical examination of James' impact on literature. |
WBAI, 12 Dec. 1963. | |
BB0771.05 | The Force of farce / Eric Bentley. |
Talk on the psychological fulfillment of farce. |
WBAI, 12 July 1961. | |
BB3435 | Hegel and Rilke : Duino Elegies / Erich Heller ; introduced by John Simon. |
Literary critic lectures on traditions in German literature. |
WBAI, 14 Apr. 1966. | |
BB5359.05 | A Very old man with enormous wings / by Gabriel Garcia Marquez ; read by Jane Wagner. |
Reading of M2.arquez's short story.|A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS / by Gabrile Garcia... |
WBAI, 14 Apr. 1972. | |
BB4033 | James and his critics / moderated by Elizabeth Pollet. |
Leon Edel, Elizabeth Hardwick, and P.W. Dupee discuss the writing of James Joyce. |
WBAI, 14 Jan. 1963. | |
BB0771.03 | In praise of types / Eric Bentley. |
Talk on characters and characterizations in dramas and novels. |
WBAI, 14 June 1961. | |
BB3779.47 | Bertolt Brecht on love / Eric Benltey. |
Examination of the role of love in Brecht's work.|BERTOLT BRECHT ON LOVE / Eric Bentley... |
WBAI, 15 June 1967. | |
BC2666 | A Tribute to I.F. Stone. |
Actuality of the presentation of the Eleanor Roosevelt Peace Award to I.F. Stone. Includes... |
WBAI, 15 Nov. 1975. | |
BB0755.01-.03 | Esquire Writers Symposium. |
Panel discussions on the role of American writers in society. ,r.1. The Role of the writer in America / Leslie Fiedler, Saul Bellow, Morris Wright, Dorothy... ,r.1. The Role of the writer in America / Leslie Fiedler, Saul Bellow, Morris Wright, Dorothy... |
WBAI, 1959. | |
BB3734 | The Anti-hero in the American novel / Leslie Fiedler and R.W.B. Lewis. |
Discussion of American literary traditions. |
WBAI, 1961. | |
BB3643 | The Novelist's view of Anglo-American fiction / Saul Bellow, Angus Wilson, and Elizabeth Kerr. |
Three novelists discuss modern English fiction.|THE NOVELIST'S VIEW OF ANGLO-AMERICAN... |
WBAI, 24 Apr. 1961. | |
BB3376 | Black socio-literary evolution / Horace Cayton. |
Talk on the ideological forces underlying the work of Black authors. |
WBAI, 24 Jan. 1965. | |
BB3893 | Books to buy, borrow, or burn. |
Review of Herman Hesse's book Under the Wheel. |
WBAI, 24 Nov. 1968. | |
BB0771.06 | Tragedy / Eric Bentley. |
Talk on tragedy and anxiety. |
WBAI, 26 July 1961. | |
BB0771.04 | In defense of melodrama / Eric Bentley. |
Talk on melodrama as a poor man's catharsis.|IN DEFENSE OF MELODRAMA / Eric Bentley... |
WBAI, 28 June 1961. | |
BB3371 | Influence of the German dramatists and early expressionists / moderated by Frank Wedekind. |
Donald Levin, Manfred George, and Haskell Block discuss the impact of modern German writing. |
WBAI, 28 June 1964. | |
BB3649 | Yale report |
Authors R.W.B. Lewis, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and William Styron discuss modern fiction... |
WBAI, 29 Sept. 1967. | |
BB3251 | Faust's damnation : the morality of knowledge / Erich Heller. |
Talk on the philosophical and moral underpinnings of Faust. |
WBAI, 5 Jan. 1962. | |
BB3383 | Fact in fiction / moderated by Eric Bentley. |
Alfred Kazin, Susan Sontag, and Robert Lowell discuss the portrayal of real life in fiction.|... |
WBAI, 6 May 1964. | |
BB4449.01 | Tradition as style : the education of Henry Adams / Alfred Kazin. |
Talk on the literary traditions that shaped the perspective and style of Henry Adams.|TRADITION... |
WBAI, 8 May 1963. | |
BB0771.07 | Comedy / Eric Bentley. |
Talk on the power of comedy to overcome dispair. |
WBAI, 9 Aug. 1961. | |
SZ0378 | Poet Philip Whalen / interviewed by Jack Loeffler. |
Discussion of the Beat literary movement. Includes a performance of G.F. Handel's Concerto... |
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BC2815.06 | Post Civil War girls and the American nightmare / Cynthia Wolff (Program 6 of 6) |
Cynthia Wolff, Associate Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, takes a look... |
American Women -- Parenting and children | KPFK, 1975 |
BC0899 | The novel of the future : realism and reality in the novel |
Anais Nin (1902-1977) introduces this program as a summary of many discussions she's had... |
American Women -- Poetry | KPFK, February? 1972 |
BB0755 | Esquire Writers Symposium |
Panel discussions on the role of American writers in society. Part One: Esquire Writers... |
WBAI, 1959. | |
BB3312 | One touch of Nature / written and read by Mary McCarthy |
Novelist Mary McCarthy delivers the Harcourt Brace lecture at Columbia University. She is... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | WBAI, December 24, 1961 |