This craft of verse : Borges, in his own voice : the complete Norton lectures delivered at Harvard University / Jorge Luis Borges.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986.

Series:

Charles Eliot Norton lectures ; 1967-1968.

Charles Eliot Norton lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry--History and criticism.

Poetry.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Sound recordings.

Lectures.

Speeches.

Physical Description:

4 audio discs (approximately 243 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Jorge Luis Borges

Borges

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [2000]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

Summary:

Though his avowed topic is poetry, Borges explores subjects ranging from prose forms (especially the novel), literary history, and translation theory, to philosophical aspects of literature in particular and communication in general.

Contents:

1. Introduction / by Maria Louise Ascher (00:50). The riddle of poetry (43:28). The metaphor (19:01)

2. The metaphor (cont.) (27:34). The telling of the tale (31:43)

3. Word-music and translation (39:33). Thought and poetry (25:17)

4. Thought and poetry (cont.) (15:21). A poet's creed (50:39).

Notes:

Recorded at Harvard University in the fall of 1967 and spring of 1968.

Title from container.

Edited, annotated transcription with sources of unattributed quotations and translation of foreign language passages issued simultaneously under the same title.

ISBN:

0674005872

9780674005877

OCLC:

46421082