Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu December 2003

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This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

Agee 1978

Reviews the life and career of James Agee, one of the most talented American writers of our time. In his short career, Agee worked as poet, journalist, film critic, screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. His story is told here by those who knew him best, including John Huston, Walker Evans, Robert Fitzgerald, Dwight Macdonald, Father Flye, and Agee's three wives. The film also features the words of James Agee.

MEDIA 2-1502

Aimé Césaire a voice for history 1994

pt. 1. The vigilant island = L'ile veilleuse -- pt. 2. Where the edges of conquest meet = Au rendez-vous de la conquête -- pt. 3. The strength to face tomorrow = La force de regarder demain Added Title: Vigilant island Added Title: Ile veilleuse Added Title: Where the edges of conquest meet Added Title: Rendez-vous de la conquête Added Title: Strength to face tomorrow Added Title: Force de regarder demain Literature//MEDIA. 2-5024 cassette 1 2-5025 cassette 2 2-5026 cassette 3

Alex Haley a conversation with Alex Haley 1992

Alex Haley recounts the transformation of a college drop-out into one of America's most powerful non-fiction writers.

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Alice Walker a conversation with Alice Walker 1992

Alice Walker shares with us her remarkable spiritual journey from a sharecropping childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creativity of her present retreat in Northern California. She reads from her poetry and discusses contemporary America with an anger and urgency rooted in an abiding optimism.

DANA. MEDIA 389 2-1973

Ancestral voices 1994

Explores contemporary American poetry and shows how language still has the power to touch the human spirit. Features poets Joy Harjo, Garrett Kaoru Hongo, and Mary TallMountain who turn to the past and to their own cultural heritage to understand the present.

MEDIA 2-5451

An Angel at my table 1992

Part 1. To the is-land -- pt. 2. An Angel Mirror City -- pt. 3. The Envoy from Mirror CityChronicles the life and times of the acclaimed New Zealand author, Janet Frame.

MEDIA 2-2074

Arthur Miller an interview 1997

"Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller speaks about his life and career"--Container.

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As I remember it a portrait of Dorothy West 1991

From the perspective of her 83 years, the still-active African-American writer Dorothy West relates her memories of growing up black, privileged and enthralled by literature.

MEDIA 2-5032

The beat generation history and overview, the censorship years 1994

1. Another lost generation : the origin of the beatsThis video features Ann Charters and Allen Ginsberg discussing the historic, pre-Kerouac influences on the development of "Beat" culture.

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The Beats : an existential comedy 199?

A film that captures the magic of the Beat generation and their continuing legacy expands into a larger discussion of what it meant to be a poet in America when the ignoble spirit of McCarthyism was loose in the land. From Venice to North Beach to Greenwich Village, the Beats found answers in Buddhism, friendship, and the power of their words. Using an emotional tone which is exactly right and a lovely style of filmic poetry, the beats are immortalized here with heart and soul.

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Before night falls 2001

A look at the life of Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spends two years in prison before leaving for the United States.

MEDIA 10-100

Believe, imagine, dream Croire, imaginer, penser/ part 2 2001

Encompassing fairy tales, romances, legends, fables, parables, and anecdotes, "The thousand and one nights" is a composite of popular oral stories that developed over several centuries, mainly during the Empire of the Caliphate. This program scrutinizes the wonderfully audacious tale of Scheherezade and what it tells the attentive reader about the dreams of Arab men and women during the empire's golden age. Recurring themes such as hunger for adventure and a desire to be free from tradition are explored, as well as a conception of power that glorifies self-control and disparages violence.

MEDIA 2-5516

Bertolt Brecht 1998

"The German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer who developed the drama as a social and ideological forum is the subject of this program, in which those who knew him discuss his life and many works.".

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Bharati Mukherjee : conquering America 1994

Writer Bharati Mukherjee discusses America's newest Asian immigrants like herself, as well as the tension, struggles, and dreams in the enculturation process.

MEDIA 2-2584

The Black unicorn Dudley Randall & the Broadside Press 1995

Ballad of Birmingham -- George -- 1943 Race riot, Detroit -- Profile on the pillow -- Poet -- Roses and revolutionsProvides a history of the Broadside Press and a biography of its founder, Dudley Randall. Includes interviews with Mr. Randall and other authors involved with the press over a twenty-five year period.

MEDIA 2-3173

Borges and I 1983

Presentation weaves together dramatized sequences from Borges' stories with an interview of the author at his home in Buenos Aires. Borges was blind for the last 30 years of his life, but his writing reveals a mind which has an extra measure of clarity and understanding.

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Breathing lessons the life and work of Mark O'Brien 1996

Poet-journalist Mark O'Brien was stricken with polio in childhood and has spent most of his life in an iron lung. He describes how he has fought against illness and bureacracy for his right to lead an independent life and offers his reflections on college, work, sex, death, euthanasia, and God. Includes readings from his poetry: Breathing ; Karen ; Mrs. Garcia ; The morning routine ; Creations.

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The Brig 1986?

Mekas filmed this play about a Marine Corps prison on the stage of the Living Theatre after it had been closed down by the police for tax evasion. He and the cast slipped into the theater through a coal chute and made the film in five hours. The furious rhythms of the play convey the inhumanity of military discipline with the raw force of a battle document.

MEDIA 2-757

The Brontes three muses and their men 2000

By means of dramatizations, excerpts from Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontė's letters and period illustrations, this program explores the England they knew and portrayed, their familial relationships, the men in their lives and their literary achievements.

MEDIA 2-474

Builders of images Latin American cultural identity 1993

The role of writers, musicians and the theater are shown in preserving cultural identity and bring about social change in Latin America. Examples from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are shown.

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1982

The classic story of horror and revenge, involving a specially prepared chamber where prized amontillado is supposed to be stored, is told in pictures with narration.

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Casting long shadows ; Continuing vision 1992

Program 125 is a summary of major course themes. It reviews the impact of literature on the individual through excerpts of series dramatizations and interviews. Program 126 explores the impact of literature on the society and culture in the past and present. It then looks into the future to see what forms literature may take and to assess its possible influence on society.

MEDIA 2-1748

Charles Johnson a conversation with Charles Johnson 1992

Johnson describes his literary objective: to explore classic, metaphysical questions from East and West against the backdrop of African life and history.

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Conference on literature and the urban experience 1980

Designed for and aimed at an out-of-school adult audience, the conference focuses on the relationship between urban literature and society. Conference funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities; additional funding from the New Jersey Committee for the Humanities ... [et.al.].

DANA 183

Crossing borders the journey of Carlos Fuentes 1989

The writer/lecturer/diplomat freely discusses his views on art, sex, and politics which reveal the special places and happenings that fired the writer's imagination. Includes readings by Carlos Fuentes.

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Culture shock 2000

[1]. Hollywood censored : movies, morality & the Production Code (60 min.) -- [2]. The devil's music : 1920s jazz (60 min.) -- [3]. Born to trouble : Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [includes school controversy at Cherry Hill, N.J.] (90 min.) -- [4]. The shock of the nude : Manet's Olympia (60 min.) Added Title: Hollywood censored Added Title: The devil's music Added Title: Born to trouble Added Title: The shock of the nudeSeries of four documentaries explores why particular works or forms of art became (and some remain) controversial, gives points of view on the effects of the arts on individuals and on society, and addresses censorship and education. Each also is a self-contained documentary that analyses the particular form or work and presents the cultural milieu in which it was created.

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Czeslaw Milosz 1989

Czeslaw Milosz, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980, reads from his Collected poems at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and is interviewed by poet Lewis MacAdams.

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Dante the journey of our life 1991

A compelling introduction to the life and works of ... Dante Alighieri. The production was shot in Florence and northern Italy and also uses existing stills to acquaint the viewer with Dante's world, the poet himself, and his major works.

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Del "kitsch" a Lacan 1983

Manuel Puig in an interview with Reina Roffé discusses each of his novels, giving clues to the understanding of his characters. The description of his personal experiences creates a portrait of a whole sector of Argentine society. He also reads from his novels.

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Denise Levertov 1994

"Denise Levertov, born in England in 1923, has long been an important American poet, essayist, editor, and teacher. Her poetry is musical, meditative, and transcendent, addressing the nature of faith, the imperiled beauty of the natural world, love, and politics."--Container.

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Derek Mahon 1994

"Derek Mahon, born in Belfast, is one of the most important Irish poets writing today. Mr. Mahon's rich, elegant, and elegiac poetry exemplifies the creative vitality of contemporary Irish verse. Derek Mahon...read from his Selected poems on March 8, 1994, and talked with Michael Silverblatt."--Container.

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Derek Walcott 1994

Bill Moyers interviews Caribbean poet, play writer and teacher Derek Walcott who discusses the language of poetry, the language of politics, and the story of Robinson Crusoe as metaphor.

MEDIA 2-2995

Doris Lessing 2000

Doris Lessing is one of the most powerful women writers of our century. Biographer and critic Claire Tomalin and science fiction writer Brian Aldiss interview Lessing about her life and work, with special focus on her novel The Fifth Child.

MEDIA 2-475

An Echo to the sense ; Distant voices 1992

In program 115, X.J. Kennedy discusses and demonstrates the importance of rhyme and meter in his poetry. Dramatic readings of poems by Shakespeare, Dickinson and Hopkins and contemporary poets like Dudley Randall and Leonard Adam are analyzed to show how prosody and form contribute to meaning. In program 116, four poetic versions of the Icarus myth - those of Sexton, Spender, Williams and Field - are dramatized and compared. Marge Piercy discusses the role of myth in her poetry.

MEDIA 2-1743

El memorioso 1984

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An empire rises from the sands. 2, Once upon a time, Baghdad [videorecording] = Empire surgi des sables. 2, Il était une fois Bagdad 2001

The victory of the Abbasids over the Umayyads signified much more than the replacement of one dynasty with another. With it, Islam saw the birth of a multiethnic concept of power, in which both Arab and non-Arab Muslims could share authority. This program presents the Abbasid Caliphate at its peak, enthroned in its prestigious capital city: Baghdad. The defining project of Caliph al-Ma'amun, the translation by an army of clerks of all the ancient writings his emissaries could procure is spotlighted--an achievement that set the stage for an eventual showdown between religious and secular scholars.

MEDIA 2-5509

Ernesto Cardenal 1991

"Ernesto Cardenal is an ordained Catholic priest, a revolutionary and an acclaimed poet who champions the spiritual and intellectual values of the Nicaraguan people. On January 28, 1991, Ernesto Cardenal read in Spanish from Cantico comsico, his masterful 600-page poem, in Los Angeles."--Container.

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Federico Garcia Lorca the spirit of Lorca 2000

Filmed on location in Spain, this vintage program profiles the immortalized poet/dramatist Federico Lorca, capturing the potent essence of Spanish culture in the process.

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First sight ; Ways of seeing 1992

Program 101 is an introduction to literature which incorporates both contemporary and traditional works in its selection of literary text. Program 102 is a focus on critical approaches to literature as presented by scholars who will appear throughout the series. It also previews selected dramatic scenes from upcoming programs and excerpts from the author interviews which highlight the series.

MEDIA 2-1736

For my people the life and writing of Margaret Walker 1998

Through interviews with writers, scholars, and Walker herself, this documentary examines the life and work of Margaret Walker,focusing on the influence that her writing had on Black women writers.

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Furious flower : conversations with African American poets 1998

A four part video anthology of African American poetry from the 1940s to 1995 offering intimate portraits of leading poets reading and discussing their own works. Part 4 highlights the younger poets of the 1990s who represent the promise and diversity of Black poetry as it develops into the 21st century.

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Furious flower : conversations with African American poets 1998

A four part video anthology of African American poetry from the 1940s to 1995 offering intimate portraits of leading poets reading and discussing their own works. Part 3 looks at the poetry that followed the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, which was marked with a broadened scope. While retaining the same political commitment, the poets extended their vision into new regions, exploring personal, sometimes taboo subjects and imbuing traditional forms with a contemporary intensity.

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Furious flower : conversations with African American poets 1998

A four part video anthology of African American poetry from the 1940s to 1995 offering intimate portraits of leading poets reading and discussing their own works. Part 2 examines the poets of the Black liberation movements of the 1960s. Their works defined a strong Black cultural identity and waged a war for literary self-determination. Here these veterans read from works which stirred a generation and discuss the achievements and unfulfilled hopes of their movement.

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Furious flower : conversations with African American poets 1998

A four part video anthology of African American poetry from the 1940s to 1995 offering intimate portraits of leading poets reading and discussing their own works. Part 1 introduces poets who laid the groundwork for today's Black poetry renaissance and mentored many of the younger voices represented in this series. These writers, many of whom began writing during the 1940s provided the wisdom and strong literary voice which brought Black verse to competence and maturity.

DANA. MEDIA 1635 2-3764

Gabriel García Márquez magic and reality 1982

Presents a literary biography of Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist and Nobel prize winner, through conversations with the author, his friends, and his critics. Examines the course of García Márquez's life, the source of his plots and characters, and the forces that have engendered his narrative style. Traces his so-called magical realism, a blending of the real and the fantastic, to the cultural diversity of the Caribbean. Explores the history of Colombia.

MEDIA 2-8

Geoffrey Chaucer a poet's pilgrimage 1994

John V. Fleming presents this introduction to the life and works of Geoffrey Chaucer. This video focuses on two of his works: Troilus and Criseyde and the Canterbury tales.

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Gerald Vizenor 1995

Gerald Vizenor discusses his life, his experiences as journalist and social worker, his self identity, and his work.

MEDIA 2-5458

Gertrude Stein when this you see, remember me 1989?

Portrays events in the life of Gertrude Stein--hostess, art collector, friend of famous artists, and self-proclaimed genius--in Paris in the early twentieth century, using the author's words and the words of her friends to present a portrait of the woman.

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Gertrude Stein when this you see, remember me 1995

Portrays events in the life of Gertrude Stein in Paris during the early 20th century, using the author's words and the words of her friends.

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Gloria Naylor a conversation with Gloria Naylor 1992

Writer Gloria Naylor speaks on the influence of other black women writers, the influence of a southern background, early involvement with religion, learning to articulate one's experience, writing in different voices, and writing to explore one's beliefs.

DANA. MEDIA 390 2-1971

God's trombones a trilogy of African-American poems 1994

The creation / Will Vinton Productions presents a film in Claymation (c1991) -- The Prodigal Son / Billy Budd Films -- Go down death / Will Vinton Productions presents a film in ClaymationFeatures three inspirational sermons of the old-time black preachers taken from James Weldon Johnson's book of poetry titled: God's trombones.

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I is a long memoried woman 1990

A reading of poems written by Grace Nichols concerning the history of the Black woman, accompanied by music and dance.

MEDIA 2-1692

Identifiable qualities a film on Toni Morrison 1990

Interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning black novelist Toni Morrison. She addresses the events of the Sixties which led her to write her first novel The Bluest Eye; the use of personal experiences as sources for her strong, black female characters; and the advantage to publishers of placing black writers in the mainstream.

MEDIA 2-1270

In motion Amiri Baraka 1989?

Documentary covering Baraka from his early days in Greenwich Village to his present (1982) literary and political activities. Focuses on the final 2 weeks before his sentencing at federal court on the charges of resisting arrest.

MEDIA 2-2243

In that time and place ; The author's voice 1992

Program 107: Setting reveals character in Susan Glaspell's "Ajury of her peers" while it magnifies meaning for contemporary short writer Stephen Dixon. Program 108: An interview with Maxine Hong Kingston highlights this examination of the impact of style on meaning.

MEDIA 2-1739

Inframundo entrevista con Juan Rulfo 1983

In an unusual interview with Silvia Fuentes, Juan Rulfo talks about his childhood and family in the context of the Mexican Revolution. In this way he shows the deepest roots and particular of the Mexican people. He tells how the various jobs he had, when he was young, took him from one end of his country to the other, discovering places and people which he later used in his fiction. He gives us the ideas which were the basis for "Pedro Páramo". He reads from that great novel and from his most important story "El llano en llamas".

MEDIA 2-1191

Into the morning Willa Cather's America 1988

Portrays the life, work, and times of writer Willa Cather.

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Isabel Allende entrevista 1986

Magdalena Garcia-Pinto interviews Chilean novelist Isabel Allende.

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Isabel Allende the woman's voice in Latin-American literature 1994

Interview with writer Isabel Allende, niece of Salvador Allende.

MEDIA 2-5114

James Baldwin the price of the ticket 1989

Opening with the funeral of James Baldwin, this film traces the life history and accomplishments of this great black writer. Includes interviews with friends and colleagues, including Maya Angelou, Amin Baraka, his brother David, and his mother Berdis.

DANA. MEDIA 363 2-997

James Welch 1995

James Welch discusses his background, his sources, his vision, and his personal way of particularizing the universal.

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John Wideman a conversation with John Wideman 1992

Wideman candidly discusses the dilemma of the committed African American intellectual torn between the urban underclass and a predominantly white, middle class literary audience. He writes because "African Americans have to carry alternative versions of reality in our heads and the model for doing that exists in art.".

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Ken Saro-Wiwa an African martyr 1996

"Ken Saro-Wiwa, the celebrated Ogoni writer and political activist, was hanged in November 1995 by the Nigerian military dictatorship. Saro-Wiwa had been campaigning for the rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people, who have suffered from decades of resource exploitation by foreign oil companies and oppression by the Nigerian military government. This program tells Saro-Wiwa's story through his own words and those of his wife and features the only in-depth interview he gave before his death"--Container.

MEDIA 2-3684

Langston Hughes his life and times 2003

Thought-provoking interviews with Alice Walker and Hughes biographer Arnold Rampersad.

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Latino artists pushing the boundaries 1995

The first segment of the program, "Poets' cafe," visits the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe on the lower east side of Manhattan. Poets Ed Morales, Carmen Bardequez, Willie Perdamo, Pedro Pietri and Miguel Piñero read from their works. The second segment, "ASCO," describes the development of the 1970's Los Angeles visual arts/performance group of that name (Spanish for nausea) through interviews with its four members: Harry Gamboa, Patssi Valdez, Gronk and Willie Herron.

DANA 707

Leda and the swan 197

After a brief resume of the myth, Leda and the swan, Yeats' poem of the same name is analyzed and compared with the painting of the subject.

MEDIA 4-173

Leslie M. Silko 1995

"Silko discusses her own background and the interrelationship between her smaller, immediate Indian world and the larger brutal surrounding world"--Container.

MEDIA 2-2587

Letters not about love 1998

A skillful and beautifully produced montage by filmmaker Jacki Ochs documenting the five-year letter correspondence between U.S. poet Lyn Hejinian and Ukranian writer Arkadii Dragomoshchenko.

MEDIA 2-6155

The Life & times of Allen Ginsberg 1992

The forties, O tenderness in the middle of time -- The fifties, hydrogen jukebox -- The sixities, drunken dumbshow -- The Seventies, mind breathes -- The eighties and nineties, musingsDepicts Allen Ginsberg, an American poet and social activist in the different decades of his life and activities. Includes interviews with and comments by family members, friends and colleagues, and Ginsburg reading passages from his work.

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A litany for survival the life and work of Audre Lorde 1998

Audre Lorde, poet and lesbian-feminist talks about being lesbian and black in New York in the 1950s and her social/political activity. Includes conversations and readings by Lorde and comments by other writers and family members.

MEDIA 2-5151

The Living Language 1989

Features James Autry and Quincy Troupe, who both work with the oral tradition to lift poetry off the page and bring it into the community. Autry's readings are popularly requested at business seminars. Troupe is shown reading his poems and talking to groups at Sing Sing Prison, the State College of Staten Island, a bar, and a high school that helped to integrate in St. Louis.

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Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris searching for a Native American identity 1994

Bill Moyers interviews husband and wife writing team Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris who discuss their literary collaboration, their shared thinking based upon their like backgrounds as mixed-blood Native Americans, and the Native American characters who people their novels.

MEDIA 2-5455

Luisa Valenzuela desenmascaramientos 1986

Sharon Magnarelli interviews Argentine writer Luisa Valenzuela.

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Margery Kempe 2000

Topics such as bridal mysticism are discussed, along with Kempe's pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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Mark Twain 2001

Recounts Mark Twain's life, told primarily through his own words.

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Mark Twain's America 1993

Over 1,000 period photos eloquently reveal Mark Twain's rich and varied life.

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Master smart woman a portrait of Sarah Orne Jewett 1984

Portrait of 19th century writer Sarah Orne Jewett. A re-evaluation of her contribution to American literature and as a role model and mentor to a new generation of women writers.

MEDIA 2-5112

Maya Angelou 1982

Thirty years after she left it, Maya Angelou, poet, musician, and actress, returns to Stamps, Ark., the rural southern town where she grew up. She confronts the scenes of her past, turning over the leaves of memory to recount the inspirations and agonies of her youth in a segregated community.

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Maya Angelou 1989

Angelou recites poetry, talks about the ability of the human spirit to rise up in the face of adversity, and reads an extract from "Singin' and swingin' and Gettin' merry like Christmas.".

MEDIA 2-2094

A meditation on Langston Hughes (1902-1907) and the Harlem Renaissance with the poetry of Essex Hemphill and Bruce Nugent (1906-1987) 1992

A surreal dramatization, including documentary film clips, of Langston Hughes' milieu in the Harlem of the 1930's. The voice-over narration is from the poetry and prose of James Baldwin, Essex Hamphill, Bruce Nugent, and Hilton Als.

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Mémoire : des souvenirs = remembering memory 1997

Hélène Cixous is one of the world's most intriguing modern theorists, critics, and authors. Inspired by Cixous' autobiographical writings, this intimate program explores her literary universe by tracing her genealogy, beginning with her family's immigration to colonial Algeria and ending with her own immigration to France as a teenager.

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Modelos para desarmar 1983

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My brilliant career 1979

A young woman seeks to live a life of personal and intellectual independence in turn of the century Australia.

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N. Scott Momaday 1995

The Native American experience is portrayed in conversations with author and artist N. Scott Momaday.

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1980

A dramatization of Maupassant's story of bitter irony about a young woman who borrows a diamond necklace and the consequences to her and her husband when she loses it.

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Not a rhyme time 1999

Between 1963 and 1986, a cultural revolution began as black artists challenged mainstream aesthetics, identity and power, and ultimately defied the very notion of a mainstream.

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The Odyssey of John Dos Passos 1993

This documentary chronicles the life and work of one of America's most innovative and controversial writers. Tells his story through rare archival footage, interviews with family, and excerpts from diaries, letters and literary works.

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Passion and coolness 1990

Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of passion and coolness. Barton and the actors demonstrate deliberate and striking inconsistencies in Shakespeare's characters; the characteristic Shakespearean mixture of deep feeling; choric elements; and the balancing of heightened language and naturalistic performance.

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Paul Bowles the complete outsider 1993

Filmed in Tangier, Morocco where Bowles has lived for the last forty years. He speaks about his writing and music, his marriage to Jane Bowles, his ties to Moroccan culture, his use of drugs, and his writer and musician friends, including W.H. Auden, Tennessee Williams and Gertrude Stein. Includes interviews with Allen Ginsberg and Ned Rorem.

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Paule Marshall 1994

"Paule Marshall, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, has said that the source of her art is the expressive talk she heard as a girl among the West Indian women in her mother's kitchen. Ms. Marshall...has written four novels and two collections of stories. On April 12, 1994, she read from Daughters and talked with Michael Silverblatt in Los Angeles."--Container.

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A Personal view ; Reflected worlds 1992

Program 103 is a documentary segment tracing the development of the formal essay and the birth of printing technology, and their impact on the growth of political democracy. The program then turns to the informal essay, through an interview with essayist Willie Morris. Program 104 contains a dramatization of Frank O'Connor's "First confession" and an interview with Ernest Gaines which demonstrates the elements of fictions.

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La Poesia de Nicolas Guillen the Poetry of Nicolas Guillen 1996

This brief documentary film chronicles the development of the poetry of Nicolas Guillen alongside political upheaval in Cuba.

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Poet laureate Rita Dove 1994

A Pulitzer Prize winner before she was 35, Rita Dove, at age 40, is the youngest poet to hold the post of Poet Laureate of the United States. In this program with Bill Moyers, Dove talks about her life and work, the relationship between poetry and power, and her plans for taking poetry to the people. The program also features Dove reading extensive selections from her works including her Pulitzer Prize winning collection Thomas and Beulah.

MEDIA 2-2966

Poetry and hidden poetry 1990

Presenter/director John Barton leads members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of poetry and hidden poetry in seemingly unpoetic lines. Barton and the actors demonstrate how polysyllables trip easily off the tongue, while monosyllabic lines and words are packed with thoughts and feelings. They also explore Shakespeare's use of the words "time" and "death," along with contrast and sudden changes that occur.

MEDIA 2-1021

Postmoderno e letteratura 2002

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Profile of a writer Gore Vidal 1979

The series, Profile of a writer, provides a glimpse into the real lives of the writers whose words have fascinated us over the years. This volume focuses on Gore Vidal, one of the most controversial American writers of our day. He has been a politician, novelist, play wright and movie maker--but above all, he is society's observer. In this presentation he talks about relatives-in-law, the Kennedys, as well as about some of his fellow writers--Hemmingway, Capote, Mailer. Extracts from his movie Myra Breckinridge and dramatizations of highlights from his novel, Creation are also included.

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The Psychomachia by Prudentius the battle of the human soul 199-

The Psychomachia was written by the 4th century Spanish-Latin writer Prudentius, and is one of the first full personification allegories of Western literature. It deals with the medieval belief of the personification of man's virtues and sins. In this film it is retold in pictures from the eleventh century Anglo-Saxon manuscript Cotton Cleopatra C.VIII, now in the British Museum Library.

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R.K. Narayan India's Chekhov 2000

"The stories of R.K. Narayan embody the indescribable charm of learning about a new country by living among the locals. In this classic interview, Narayan introduces Malgudi, the fictional setting for his novels. Amid images of Mysore-his beloved hometown and model for Malguide- he shares the details of his life, his approach to writing, and his friendship with Graham Greene."--Container.

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Ralph Ellison an American journey 2001

"First documentary on one of the most gifted and intellectually provocative authors of modern American literature ... presents the first scenes ever filmed from Ellison's landmark novel, Invisible man"--Container.

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Ralph Ellison the self-taught writer 1995

Ralph Ellison, one of the premier writers of the 20th century, was a man whose life was intricately entwined with black culture in America, yet whose writings were a beacon for people of all races.

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Richard Rodriguez victim of two cultures 1994

Presents Rodriguez's experiences of growing up in America as the son of immigrants, the loss of his "Mexican soul", and his first exposure to American culture. Discussion focuses also on the differences between Mexican and American cultures, including Rodriguez' observations on America's growing sense of loss and the essence of American society today.

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Richard Wright, black boy 1994

The life and influence of writer Richard Wright are shown through interviews with his biographers and critics interspersed with dramatic scenes from his life and writings.

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Right on! poetry on film 1993

In 1968, on the streets of New York, a trio of young black performers, the Original Last Poets, were creating a hip new form of guerilla poetry woven of soul, jazz, the blues, and gospel. These poets, Gylan Kain, Felipe Luciano and David Nelson, are today being credited as the roots of rap music by many of the leading rappers.

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A Room of one's own 1990

This video is taken from the celebrated British TV distillation of the performance that has been seen in America on "Masterpiece Theatre". Virginia Woolf's "A room of one's own" has had an epic impact on civilized minds since its publication in book form.

DANA. MEDIA 1850 2-1768

Ruskin's journey 2000

An overview of John Ruskin's life through his home at Brantwood, his journeys, and his works.

MEDIA 2-250

The Sacred words ; A Sense of place 1992

In program 111, the role of poetry for culture and the individual is suggested through visual essays, which include poetry readings as well as dramatizations. An interview with James Dickey includes his reading and analysis of his poems "The Performance" and "The Lifeguard." In program 112, the historical settings of "My Last Duchess" "Theme for English B" and "Dover Beach" convey much about the characters and ideas of these poems. The New England landscapes of Maxine Kremin echo the themes of her poetry.

MEDIA 2-1741

Samuel Beckett silence to silence 1986

A documentary film shot on location in Dublin and France which traces the artistic life of Samuel Beckett through his prose, plays and poetry.

MEDIA 2-301

Simone de Beauvoir 1989

A unique opportunity to get to know de Beauvoir as she speaks candidly about her relatioship with Sartre, her friendship with Camus, the evolution of her political views, her sympathy with the student revolution of 1968, as well as her views on feminism, abortion, sexual fidelity, aging, and death.

MEDIA 2-843

Siobhán McKenna's here are ladies 1987

Women as seen through the eyes of Irish authors.

DANA 1690

Sonia Sanchez 1991

Sonia Sanchez, poet, teacher, and activist, reads from her books Homegirls and Handgrenades and Under a Soprano Sky, talks to students at Georgetown University, and is interviewed by poet Lewis Mac Adams.

DANA 727

Sonia Sanchez wear the new day well! 1991

Sonia Sanchez, poet, teacher, and activist, reads from her books and tells about her life. The impact on her of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and the MOVE incident in Philadelphia is discussed.

MEDIA 2-3046

The stories of Maxine Hong Kingston 1994

Bill Moyers interviews Maxine Hong Kingston who discusses her experiences as a writer of autobiographical fiction, and of growing up as a first generation Chinese American.

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The Story's blueprint ; Telling their tales 1992

In Program 105, a dramatization of Stephen Crane's "The Blue hotel" exemplifies the relationship of plot, structure and conflict. In Program 106, techniques of characterization and the importance of point of view become clear in a dramatization of Tillie Olsen's "I stand here ironing.".

MEDIA 2-1738

Suggested meanings ; The Sum of its parts 1992

In "Suggested meanings," symbolism is prominent in a dramatization of D.H. Lawrence's "The Horse dealer's daughter," while myth predominates in the work of native American writer N. Scott Momady, whose interview highlights the show. In "The Sum of its parts" multiple themes are uncovered in "Everyday use" a dramatization of Alice Walker's short story. The program also includes an interview with Sandra Cisneros, the author of "The House on Mango Street.".

MEDIA 2-1740

T. Corraghessan Boyle world's end 1991

T. Coraghessan Boyle discusses his life and most recent book, The world's end.

MEDIA 2-1630

Le temps retrouvé 2001

Set in 1922, this film opens with the French author, Marcel Proust, on his deathbed remembering his life. Gradually his own experiences give way to the characters in his novels -- fiction eclipses reality as the author's creations combine with his own experiences. The result is a montage of moving snapshots and feverish dreams that make the film the ultimate in Proustian cinema.

MEDIA 10-96

The Ten year lunch the wit and legend of the Algonquin Round Table 1987

From 1919 to 1929 in New York City's Algonquin Hotel, a group of poets, novelists, playwrights, critics, humorists and editors met each day to lunch and to exchange opinions, gossip and the most cutting wit of the day. The core members of the Round Table included Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, Harpo Marx, Alexander Woollcott, George S. Kaufman, Franklin Pierce Adams, Harold Ross, Robert Sherwood, Marc Connelly and Heywood Broun. This film documents the lives and times of these men and women whose legacy of humor and literary sophistication remains influential in American culture today.

MEDIA D-436

Tennessee Williams and the American South 1999

Discusses the life of the playwright, his family, the social and economic situation of the South and the effect these had on his writing.

DANA 1676

Three women artists Anna Sokolow, Alice Neel, Muriel Rukhauser [i.e. Rukeyser] 1998

Anna Sokolow, choreographer (18 min.) -- Alice Neel, painter (18 min.) -- Muriel Rukeyser, poet (18 min.)Describes the careers and lives of three American women artists. Follow the outstanding choreographer of the twentieth century, Anna Sokolow, and famous figure painter Alice Neel, along with poet Muriel Rukeyser as they explain their interesting, yet diverse careers as artists.

DANA 1633

Toni Morrison a conversation with Toni Morrison 1992

This video introduces one of the most widely acclaimed contemporary American writers--Toni Morrison. A leading figure in the in the movement for a new multicultural American literary canon, she explains that "American literature is incoherent without the contributions of African Americans.".

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Toni Morrison a writer's work 1994

In this interview with Bill Moyers from the New York Public Library, Morrison discusses the characters in her work, the people in her life, the power of love, and how the invented world of fiction connects to life.

MEDIA 2-2965

Tools of the trade ; Seeing anew 1992

Program 113: Poetry readings, visualizations of poems and an interview with Lucille Clifton, who reads two of her favorite poems, "This morning" and "Homage to my hips," reveal the beauty and the workings of poetic language and imagery. Program 114: The power of metaphor, simile and other figures of speech to make the reader see in new ways becomes clear through dramatizations of Anne Bradstreet's "The author to her book," Nikki Giovanni's "Woman," and Daniel Halpern's "Snapshots of hue." Gary Soto is interviewed, and reads and comments on his poem "Oranges.".

MEDIA 2-1742

The Two traditions 1990

Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language, meter, and verse. Barton and the actors address and analyze the question of how to understand Shakespeare's texts, citing examples of his plays, and, by contrast, the writings of other British authors of the period.

MEDIA 2-1019

Un escritor 1984

Jorge Ruffinelli and Julio Jaimes interview writer Juan Carlos Onetti. Onetti describes the beginnings of his weekly, Marcha, in 1939, and discusses his views on literature, important influences on his works and the origin of the saga of Santa Maria. He also reads from his novels La vida breve, El astillero, El pozo and Juntacadaveres.

MEDIA 2-1194

Virginia Woolf: the moment whole. [Video-recording] 1972

Introduces the philosophy, ideas on women authors, and literary style of the 20th century writer, Virginia Woolf, by presenting visuals of the milieu in which she worked and selections from A room of one's own and The waves.

DOUGLASS 21

Visions of the spirit a portrait of Alice Walker 1988

Explores the roots of Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker's Southern Black feminist consciousness through in-depth conversations with the writer and members of her family.

MEDIA 2-712

Voices of power 2000

This program examines the emergence of African-American women as popular and powerful voices of social conscience.

MEDIA 2-5308

W.E.B. Du Bois a biography in four voices 1995

In this film, four prominent African American writers, Wesley Brown, Thulani Davis, Toni Cade Bambara and Amiri Baraka each narrate a period of his life and describe his impact on their work.

MEDIA 2-2904

W.E.B. DuBois of Great Barrington 1992

Traces the life of W.E.B. DuBois from his birth in Great Barrington, Massachusetts through his years in Ghana, Africa. This biographical program examines his life through archival footage, photographs, and interviews with people who knew him.

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W.S. Merwin 1989

Pulitzer prize winning poet, W.S. Merwin reads from Selected poems and The Rain in the tree, and is interviewed by poet Lewis MacAdams. The reading took place in Los Angeles on May 16, 1988.

DANA 728

Where the heart roams 1987

People who create romance -- The journalist -- Chelley's story -- Sensuality & sex -- The hero -- The heroine -- The protege -- Ten months laterMeet Barbara Cartland, Janet Dailey, Jude Deveraux, Rebecca Brandewyne and more in this look into the world of romance writers and their fans. Authors and editors debate about sexual content of romantic novels, types of characters, and even how to write about kissing.

MEDIA 2-3386

William S. Burroughs commissioner of sewers 1991

Interweaves footage from Burrough's public readings, experimental films in which he appears, his paintings, and an extensive interview with German writer Jürgen Ploog.

MEDIA 2-2034

The World of Piri Thomas 1980?

Piri Thomas, painter, author, and former convict and drug addict, describes the life of a Puerto Rican in New York City's Spanish Harlem.

MEDIA 2-5133

Writers at Rutgers 1994

Joy Williams reading "A little winter," 4/22/92 -- Yehuda Amichai, poetry reading, 11/11/92 -- W. S. Merwin, poetry reading 4/21/93 -- Lucille Clifton, poetry reading, 3/3/94MEDIA. . 2-2236 cassette 1 2-2237 cassette 2 2-2238 cassette 3 2-2239 cassette 4

Writing women's lives 1999

Eight prominent contemporary women authors tell about what matters to them in regared to childhood, love, marriage and children, starting out, the process, publishing, politics, philosophy, success and motivation.

MEDIA 2-176

Yari yari Black women writers & the future 1999

"YARI YARI was the first major international literary conference focusing on women writers of African descent. It featured over 150 established and emerging novelists, poets, scholars, playwrights, journalists ...".

DANA 1304

Yo, la peor de todos I, the worst of all 1990

This historical drama tells the story of Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Siglo de Oro. In order to pursue her passion for writing, Juana enters the convent in Mexico. There, she develops an intimate relationship with the vicereine, who inspires her poetry. But when the forces of the Inquisition invade the convent, the women have only each other to turn to.

MEDIA 2-3412