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Summer Discourse 1979: Blake's Prophetic Books

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Title	Summer Discourse 1979: Blake's Prophetic Books
Performer(s)	Ginsberg, Allen
Subject 1	Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Subject 2	Blake, William, 1757-1827. Four Zoas.
Abstract	This is the second to last class is part of a series on William Blake’s “The Four Zoas.” Ginsberg gives a summary of the last books then concludes his analysis of book three and begins book four.
Content	The tape begins with Ginsberg reminding the credit students of their homework. 03:30 Ginsberg gives a very brief outline of the rest of the plot of The Four Zoas. A student summarizes the final books, then the class discusses what they believe the book as a whole means. 31:40 Ginsberg returns to book three analysis. “Thou little diminutive portion that darst be a counterpart...” 41:50 “My skull riven into filaments. my eyes into sea jellies...” 48:20 Ginsberg begins to go through the fourth book. “And cannot those who once have lovd. ever forget their Love?...” 57:35 “For Enitharmon shriekd amain crying O my sweet world...” 1:07:01 “ I bending over / Wept bitter tears incessant. Still beholding how the piteous form...” 1:16:45 “Terrified Los beheld the ruins of Urizen beneath...” 1:21:15 “The Prophet of Eternity beat on his iron links & links of brass...” 1:31:45 “Forgetfulness dumbness necessity in chains of the mind lockd up...” 1:41:00 Ginsberg ends class. Students make announcements. 1:44:50 Tape ends.
Type of Event	class
Engineer's Notes	79P091 & 79P092 combined.
Date Recorded	1979-08-15
File Format	mp3
Performance Length	1:44:50
Rights Information	Copyright release given to Naropa University for the purposes of preservation, marketing and educational use. All other rights reserved to individual performers.
Department	Writing
Original Format	Audio cassette
Tape Order	17 of 21
Publisher	Allen Ginsberg Library and Naropa University Archives
Type	Sound
Language	eng
File Name	79P091.mp3

Summer Discourse 1979: Blake's Prophetic Books

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