Sounds of Poetry with Bill Moyers : Coleman Barks [video recording]

by Bill Moyers (Host)

Other authorsBarks Coleman (Featured)
DVD, 2006

Publication

Imprint: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2006], c1999. Context: Originally released as a television series in 1999. Responsibility: a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc ; with Tatge/Lasseur Productions ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; producer, Dominique Lasseur ; director, Catherine Tatge. Credits: Interviewer, Bill Moyers ; poet Coleman Barks. OCLC Number: 823252520. Language: In English. Physical: 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Features: DVD.

Call number

DVD / Front Desk

Barcode

DVD-0681

Original publication date

1999

CSS Library Notes

Description: Coleman Barks, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia, has become the primary conduit for translating into English the ecstatic poetry of the 13th-century Sufi poet Jelaluddin Rumi, the bard of Islam. In this program, Bill Moyers and Dr. Barks discuss topics including the intricate challenge of transforming antiquated Persian idiom into modern English while retaining its essence.

FY2012 / jvsy

Physical description

4.75 inches

Language

Original language

English
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