Literature — History and criticism. – Page 12

Theodore Dreiser and the coming of naturalism / Alfred Kazin.

Talk about American literature and the influence of naturalism.

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Bertolt Brecht on love / Eric Benltey.

Examination of the role of love in Brecht’s work.|BERTOLT BRECHT ON LOVE / Eric Bentley. – SERIES: Bentley on Brecht| no. 44 – Examination of the role of love in Brecht’s work. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 15 June 1967.

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The Anti-hero in the American novel / Leslie Fiedler and R.W.B. Lewis.

Discussion of American literary traditions.

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The Novelist’s view of Anglo-American fiction / Saul Bellow, Angus Wilson, and Elizabeth Kerr.

Three novelists discuss modern English fiction.|THE NOVELIST’S VIEW OF ANGLO-AMERICAN FICTION / Saul Bellow, Angus Wilson, Elizabeth Kerr. – Three novelists, Bellow, Wilson and Kerr, discuss modern English fiction. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 24 Apr. 1961.

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Yale report

Authors R.W.B. Lewis, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and William Styron discuss modern fiction writing.|YALE REPORT. – SERIES: Writers on writing| no. 1 – Authors R.W.B. Lewis, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin and William Styron discuss modern fiction writing. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 29 Sept. 1967.

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Whither science fiction? / moderated by Baird Searles.

Authors Thomas Disch, Joanna Russ, and Terry Carr discuss the literary merits of science fiction writing.

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Hegel and Rilke : Duino Elegies / Erich Heller ; introduced by John Simon.

Literary critic lectures on traditions in German literature.

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Influence of the German dramatists and early expressionists / moderated by Frank Wedekind.

Donald Levin, Manfred George, and Haskell Block discuss the impact of modern German writing.

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Henry James and the Jacobites / Maxwell Geismar ; interviewed by Richard Elman.

Critical examination of James’ impact on literature.

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Fact in fiction / moderated by Eric Bentley.

Alfred Kazin, Susan Sontag, and Robert Lowell discuss the portrayal of real life in fiction.|FACT IN FICTION / moderated by Eric Bentley. – Alfred Kazin, Susan Sontag, and Robert Lowell discuss the portrayal of real life in fiction. – RECORDED: 20 Mar. 1964. BROADCAST: WBAI, 6 May 1964.

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