[W. H. Auden sound recording], 1940 May 4 Digital
Scope and Contents
Primary author of work: Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
Detailed contents, Side A: The Question ("To ask the hard question is simple") -- Venus Will Now Say a Few Words -- ["What's in your mind, my dove, my coney"] -- May -- Casino -- Autumn Song ("Now the leaves are falling fast")
Detailed contents, Side B: The Traveller -- In Time of War ("They are and suffer; that is all they do") -- In Time of War ("The life of man is never quite completed") -- In Time of War ("Wandering lost upon the mountains of our choice") -- Song ("As I walked out one evening") -- Spring in Wartime ("O season of repetition and return")
Disc label annotations: [On a note attached to the disc label:] BETTER READING OF THESE 3 POEMS THAN RE-MASTERED VERSION. SEND TO MLC.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 May 4
Language of Materials
English unless otherwise indicated; other languages include Afrikaans, Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, and Yiddish.
Conditions Governing Access
Due to the fragility of the media, access to the original discs and sleeves requires the permission of the curator.
Extent
1 sound disc (lacquer on metal substrate) ; 16"Physical Facet
33 1/3
General
Matrix no: HFS 1268-A, HFS 1268-B
Creator
- From the Collection: Packard, Frederick C. (Frederick Clifton) (Person)
- From the Collection: Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Harvard Vocarium (Organization)
Repository Details
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