Constant Coquelin reads an excerpt from the Edmond Rostand play, Cyranno de Bergerac: Ballade du duel.

At the Paris Exposition (1899-1900), Constant Coquelin reads an excerpt from the Edmond Rostand play, Cyranno de Bergerac: Ballade du duel.

Rigby Bell recites the poem, The man who fanned Casey, the less famous sequel to Casey at the bat. With comments by William Wedge.

Canon Fleming recites Tennyson's poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

Ada Jones and Billy Murray perform "The Belle of the Barbers' Ball" with comments by William Wedge.

A two part program on James Baldwin's, "Another Country." The narrator begins by giving a biographical account of James Baldwin's life, followed by speaking of his writing, both essay and novel. He then goes on to discuss "Another Country," beginning with a summary of the story's plot and characters.

William Faulkner accepts the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. He speaks of writing of the heart, saying that modern authors must learn do to this again. Faulkner professes optimism in regards to the fate of mankind, because man has a soul, a spirit capable of many things. This, he says, is what writers should write about.

William Faulkner accepts the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. He speaks of writing of the heart, saying that modern authors must learn do to this again. Faulkner professes optimism in regards to the fate of mankind, because man has a soul, a spirit capable of many things. This, he says, is what writers should write about.

Lynch reads a poem containing brilliant imagry of autumn and a single moment of time.

Topics discussed include mass culture, the realistic tradition, Bellow's novel Herzog, the National Book Award, American culture and intellectualism, intellectual isolation, democracy and art, individual and group life, and university revolts.

John Mason Brown uses comic books with his kids as a last resort and wishes they would read something with deeper intellectual content. George Hecht praises the entertainment value of the comics in a 'troubled' world and views them as a new means of communication. Marya Mannes discusses the bad effect of the comics on children's growth. She feels they work as a substitute for the imagination and goes on to deplore their violence and grammar. Al Capp implies that the comics have the same content as the news on the front page and in books.

Capp continues his comments from reel one and characterizes comic book artists as storytellers. Brown rushes to the defense of the classics. Capp responds by describing the comics as a form for expression and says that many great contemporary artists work in the comics. Topics from the question-and-answer portion of the program include: the intellectual content of the comics, condensing literature into comic book form, and comics as an educational tool.

This recording features a biographical sketch and survey of Hemingway's works. There is a first-person voice in places but it is not clear whether it is Hemingway's.

This is part of Hemingway's speech about the loneliness of the writer. It is not clear whether it is him talking or not.

Thornton Wilder gives background information on American history and goes on to discuss Emily Dickinson's poetry in detail before concluding with comments on Gertrude Stein.

This recording opens with clips describing Hemingway and with Marlon Brando reading from "The Old Man and the Sea." The recording continues with a mix of biographical information, anecdotes, and critical appraisals of Hemingway's work. Highlights include excerpts from the Kansas City Star style sheet, parodies of Hemingway's writing and Max Eastman's account of a fight he and Hemingway got into in Max Perkins's Scribner's office. The recording ends with a recitation of Hemingway's Nobel Prize acceptance speech. It appears that Hemingway himself reads the speech.

This recording is a plot summary and analysis of Eugene O'Neill's play Strange Interlude. The analysis centers on Nina's response to the death of her fiance. Professor Ehrsam also highlights the play's unusual structure: it is nine acts long and the characters speak their thoughts aloud without regard to normal social or theatrical conventions.

Photograph of Ernest and Martha Hemingway with Chinese Army Officers.

Photograph of Saul Bellow, author of such works as Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, and Mr. Sammler's Planet.