AFLRED KAZIN: THEODORE DREISER’S SISTER CARRIE
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Alfred Kazin presents an appreciation of the first and most lasting of 20th century American city novels. Dreiser, the pioneer realist from Indiana, caught the external indifference of Chicago and New York while powerfully demonstrating, with a special feeling for his heroine, the city’s inner life of sexual passion. 44 mins / 1988

ALMOS’ A MAN
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LeVar Burton, star of "Roots," plays in this adaptation of the Richard Wright story. A black teenage farm worker in the deep south is struggling for a new identity as a man. He uses part of his earnings to purchase a used handgun as a token of his masculinity. When he accidentally kills a mule, he faces two years of bondage to pay for the animal. 39 mins / 1977

ANIMAL FARM
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The classic animated fable of the George Orwell novel. After enduring years of abuse from Farmer Jones, the animals decide to take over the farm. Old Major, the prize boar hog, holds a secret meeting and proclaims that "all animals are created equal" and should be rewarded for their hard work. So Boxer the horse, Benjamin the donkey and Snowball the pig band together with other animals to throw over the farmer and create a new society. They dictate a new social structure that seems to work until one pig goes bad. A fascinating political allegory. (Warning: does contain some cartoon violence). 70 mins / 1955

BALLAD OF A MOUNTAIN MAN
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford loved Appalachian music and dance. Rooted in Scotch/English, African-American, Native American and other cultures, this music is a rare amalgamation of styles that reflects the melting pot of America. Early in the 1920s, Lunsford sensed that Appalachian rural folk art might become an endangered species. As a pioneer folklorist, Lunsford began a campaign to preserve the unique music and dance of the people of Appalachia, giving them a dignity they never had before by staged the first folk music festivals ever presented in this country. This colorful musical film, which shows in abundant variety of Appalachian music and dance, is a tribute to Lunsford’s vision. 60 mins / 1989

BARN BURNING
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Abner Snopes has just been exiled from a community on charges that he set fire to a man’s barn. Sensing that his youngest son does not fully support him, Abner lectures the youth on family loyalty and the value of taking justice into his own hands. After a dispute with his new landlord, an enraged Snopes prepares to burn another barn. Caught between loyalty to his father and an abhorrence of more wrongdoing, the boy is forced to act on his own convictions. William Faulkner is the author. 40 mins / 1977

BEATRIX POTTER: ARTIST, STORYTELLER & COUNTRYWOMAN
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Here is the first documentary film about the life of the remarkable author and illustrator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Originally a scientist, Potter adored studying animals and began drawing to capture their physical qualities. When she gave each animal a personality, stories emerged. Based on the Judy Taylor's biography of the same name, the film is filled with examples of Potter's exquisite watercolors, rare family portraits, and photographs of her beloved countryside. Lynn Redgrave narrates. 55 mins / 1993

BEHIND THE SCENES: THE TEMPEST
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The great adventure of creating a world on a theatre stage comes to life in this program, where viewers witness a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Taymor's inventive use of shadow puppetry and extraordinary masks combine with human actors to create a uniquely theatrical experience. Viewers learn about the many artistic decisions that lead to a finished production. 30 mins / 1992

BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR
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Shelley Duvall plays Bernice who is transformed from a reticent ugly duckling into a sought-after vamp in this F. Scott Fitzgerald classic. However, Bernice is trapped into bobbing her hair and loses her newfound beauty. Her revenge gives the story a delightful, ironic twist. 45 mins / 1977

THE BLUE HOTEL
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The time is the 1880s. A young Swede arrives at the hotel in a moody frontier Nebraska town. He anticipates the wild west of dime novels—and parlays that anticipation into his own death. This film is based on a story by Stephen Crane. 60 mins / 1977

THE BONFIRE OF LIBERTIES: CENSORSHIP OF THE HUMANITIES
EXHIBIT, 18 free-standing panels
Throughout history, censors have sought to "protect" citizens from radical ideas and provocative literature. From Santo Domingo's burning of heretical texts, to a line of fire that reaches to consume such classics as Huckleberry Finn and Romeo and Juliet, this exhibit focuses on efforts to suppress the humanities, from Plato to the present. Individual panels look at censorship of philosophy, religious studies, drama, literature, children’s literature, general history, American history, biography, and the works of minorities. Along the way you’ll see efforts to ban a dangerous book--the Bible, a dangerous writer--Shakespeare, and a dangerous character--Huck Finn. Although the exhibit details these dishonorable acts, it's really about the immortality of great ideas. The exhibit consists of panels enclosed in cases made of wood and glass. The exhibit is set up accordion-style, so that viewers walk around a wall of images. Approximate round trip shipping cost: $77. /

CENSORSHIP: 500 YEARS OF CONFLICT
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This short, handy program, narrated by Walter Cronkite, introduces the conflict between those who would restrain access to knowledge and ideas, and those who challenge such restraints. Examples of religious, scientific, political, and moral censorship issues of the past and present are discussed. The program accompanied a major exhibition on this issue at the New York Library. 10 mins / 1985

COWBOY POETS
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American cowboys have been writing and reciting poetry for more than a century. This little-known literary tradition both belies the macho image of these western heroes and serves as an imaginative form of oral history. COWBOY POETS travels to the Big Sky country of Montana, Nevada and Arizona to celebrate this tradition, introducing three working cowboys who write about the life and the land they love. 53 mins / 1991

D.P.
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From the story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. On the barren wasteland that is post-WW II Germany, we become emotionally torn between a soldier’s duty and compassion. A lonely black orphan discovers the only other black he has ever seen--the soldier--and wistfully dubs him "papa". 30 mins / 1992

THE DISPLACED PERSON
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Flannery O’Connor’s classic short story looks at the impact of the addition of a Polish refugee to a Georgia farm in the 1940s. The industrious Pole threatens to disrupt the harmony of the farm, so the threatened farm workers come together in a tragic act of complicity. 60 mins / 1977

EARLY ENGLISH ALOUD AND ALIVE
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Cultivating an appreciation of the English classics requires studying the mother tongue as it was originally spoken. In this program, Dr. Joseph Gallagher brings language to life by reciting examples of Old, Middle and Early Modern English in their original dialects. In addition, he discusses the evolution of English syntax and morphology. A dramatization of a portion of Beowulf is also included, along with visits to historic literary sites such as the Sutton Hoo burial grounds, Canterbury and the remains of the Globe Theatre. Includes subtitles in Modern English, where necessary. 29 mins / 1991

EDGAR ALLAN POE: TERROR OF THE SOUL
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A staple subject in American Literature, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) and his gothic world of murder and mayhem have crept into our psyches. Almost 150 years after his death, his prose and poetry continue to frighten and inspire readers, writers, composers, artists, and poets. EDGAR ALLAN POE: TERROR OF THE SOUL is a comprehensive film biography of this master of the macabre--a subject whose personal history was as gothic as some of his best-known stories. This program reveals Poe's creative genius and personal experiences through dramatic recreations of important scenes form his life and works--especially the "Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amantillado." The documentary sequences features interviews and cinematography that evoke "The Black Cat" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." The film shows how Poe’s pioneering work set the tone for today's science fiction and the fiction of psychological terror. 57 mins / 1995

FRANKENSTEIN, THE MAKING OF THE MONSTER
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In 1816, at age 18, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley had a waking dream. An evening of ghost story telling contests with Byron and Shelley produced a vision of a lonely, artificially created monster that retains a place in our cultural consciousness. This program gives full treatment to the magic of the novel and the baroque and maudlin comics and movies it spurred. Why is the story so compelling? Its themes--the sovereignty of science vs. religion, the alien who aches to belong, a creation destroying its creator--are eternally juicy. Authors Anne Rice and Ann Mellor comment on the impact Frankenstein has had on all monster stories thereafter. This blend of popular culture fodder and serious historic context makes this video a fun tool for inspiring literary analysis. 50 mins / 1993

GALWAY KINNELL
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This video is an interview with and reading by poet Galway Kinnell, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the American Book Award. 60 mins / 1989

THE GIFT OF LOVE
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Played against the tapestry of early 1900s New York City, this touching tale of selflessness brings O. Henry’s Christmas valentine lovingly to the screen. A wealthy orphan (Marie Osmond) is dutifully resigned to an arranged marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class" (James Woods), when her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant (Timothy Bottoms). Within her heart she struggles to fulfill her relatives’ expectations, and yet to find for herself that most precious of all joys. 96 mins / 1992

THE GOLDEN HONEYMOON
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In this Ring Lardner story, Charley Tate and his wife have journeyed to Florida to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Lucy strikes up a conversation with another woman and discovers she is married to one of her own suitors from years ago, Frank Hartsell. The two couples get together for dinner and cards--but while Frank and Lucy enjoy each other’s company, the other spouses don’t get along at all. Once the sparring is over, Charley and Lucy assess what has happened and renew their affection for each other. 51 mins / 1977

GRAMMAR ROCK
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Kids love these bouncy shorts that explain the parts of speech using easily remembered songs and delightful cartoon characters. Included on this tape are: "A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing," "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla" (pronouns), "Verb: That's Where the Action Is," "Unpack Your Adjectives," "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here," "Conjunction Junction," and "Interjections." Study guide included. 21 mins / 1974

THE GREATEST MAN IN THE WORLD
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In James Thurber’s story, the time is 1937, Jack Smurch accepts the challenge to be the first person to fly solo around the world without stopping. Reporters track down the story of his life, and find that those who know him, including his mother, view him as a rotten apple. Smurch succeeds in his flight, but the powers-that-be realize the pilot is too balky and unpresentable to be made into a national hero, so they dispose of him. Once safely dead, the young lout can be made into a hero fit for public consumption. 40 mins / 1977

THE HORSE DEALER'S DAUGHTER
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This is a haunting short story of a young woman’s search for identity. Taken for granted by her brothers after the death of her father, she struggles with an uncertain future--discovering her own self worth through the eyes of the young town doctor. From the story by D.H. Lawrence. 30 mins / 1986

I’M A FOOL
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In this film based on a story by Sherwood Anderson, Ron Howard plays Andy, a "swipe" doing manual labor on the Ohio racetrack circuit in the early 1900s. When Andy meets a beautiful young woman at the track, he tries to impress her by lying about his position in life. 39 mins / 1977

JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET
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James Baldwin (1924-1987) was at once a major twentieth century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy. JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET captures on film the passionate intellect and courageous writing of a man who was born black, impoverished, gay and gifted. This film uses archival footage to evoke the atmosphere of Baldwin’s formative years--the Harlem of the '30s, his father’s fundamentalist church and the emigre demi-monde of post-war Paris. Newsreel clips from the '60s record Baldwin’s running commentary on the drama of the Civil Rights movement. The film also explores his quiet retreats in Paris, the South of France, Istanbul and Switzerland, places where Baldwin was able to write away from the racial tensions of America. He wrote and taught with the belief that: "All Americans are brothers: that’s the bottom line." 87 mins / 1982

THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL
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Ellen Weatherall’s philosophy: "There’s only one thing in life a person can trust--and that’s work." On this day, she makes a cake, sets the house in order, looks through her memorabilia, spends time with her son and daughter. In the evening, she collapses. Her mind swings to the past and the day her fiancé deserted her on what was to be their wedding day. In delirium she cries out for a beloved dead daughter. Granny desperately looks for a sign from God to confirm that He at least loves her--but there is no sign. Katherine Anne Porter is the author. 56 mins / 1977

THE JOLLY CORNER
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In this story, Henry James explores the conflict between the American ideal of commercial success and the appeal of traditional European values. 45 mins / 1977

JOYCE CAROL OATES
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When her book on the uhyper-masculine sport of boxing appeared, it surprised many of Joyce Carol Oates' readers and critics. It shouldn't have. Her fiction is a place where brutality and danger are never far away, where security is an illusion and civility a thin veneer, and where power is the key to human relationships. In this program, Oates discusses her work as both a writer and teacher, her craft and methods, and the major themes of her novels, short stories, and poems: the moral and social conditions of a generation too familiar with aggression, violence, and anger. 28 mins / 1994

KURT VONNEGUT: A SELF-PORTRAIT
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Indiana’s most recognized 20th century writer shows us where he came from and how and why he does what he does. The video examines the sources from which Vonnegut creates; the connections between satire and science fiction; his relationship to other writers; the intertwining of experience, nightmare, fantasy and humor that have gone into his principal work. 29 mins / 1989

KURT VONNEGUT: WORDSTRUCK
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A wide-ranging interview with Indiana’s best-known living author. Conducted by Michael Atwood for "Across Indiana," this interview covers Vonnegut’s ideas on his Indianapolis boyhood, education, fiction, politics, and mortality. Recorded as part of WORDSTRUCK Festival of Books. 45 mins / 1991

THE MAN AND THE SNAKE AND THE RETURN
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Fear. Terror. Suspense. A touch of the macabre. Only a few great writers have ventured into these dark depths. These tales by Ambrose Bierce do just that. In The Man and the Snake, a natural fear of venomous creatures produces an unnatural end in Hitchcockian fashion. While in a desolated country house, another man seeks out his destiny with a ghost who cannot rest in The Return. 60 mins / 1992

THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG
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A mysterious stranger who was slighted by the people of Hadleyburg years ago reappears on the scene with a scheme to disprove the town’s reputation of being "the most honest and upright" in the region. At a town meeting, all the leading citizens are clearly shown to be anything but honest and upright. Mark Twain tells the story. 40 mins / 1977

MAXINE HONG KINGSTON: TALKING STORY
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The outspoken and tenacious Chinese-American author of The Woman Warrior and China Men is profiled in this lively documentary. Kingston’s career is traced, from a timid unknown thrust into the literary limelight, to a major force in feminist literature. The spirited Kingston discusses why she writes and why it matters. A good preface to a reading of Kingston’s work. 60 mins / 1990

MICHAEL REYNOLDS: UNDERSTANDING HEMINGWAY
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A Farewell to Arms, the preeminent American novel of World War I, was produced as much form Hemingway’s research and imagination as from his own war experiences. Scholar Michael S. Reynolds separates the autobiographical from the fictional in his analysis of the novel’s backgrounds and composition to demonstrate how skillfully Hemingway integrated real and imagined materials, as he combined stories of war and love into a unified work of art. 45 mins / 1988

MILLENNIUM EVENINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE: THE AMERICAN VOICE IN POETRY
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A Millennium Evenings At The White House is a series of lectures and cultural showcases hosted by the President Clinton and First Lady Hilary Clinton that highlight creativity, ideas, art and scientific discoveries. White House Millennium programs reflect the theme, “Honor the Past—Imagine the Future” and invite all Americans to participate in a dialogue that celebrates our democracy, strengthening our communities and giving lasting gifts to the future. In this program, the White House hosts historian Bernard Bailyn of Harvard, author of Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. Prof. Bailyn discusses the core American ideas that shaped the nation. 90 mins / 1998

THE MUSIC SCHOOL
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In this John Updike story, a contemporary writer struggles to find a focus in his life. The implications of religion and technology, contemporary violence and social change all emerge in vivid images--as do the fragile moments the writer enjoys when he takes his daughter to the music school. 30 mins / 1977

THE OPEN WINDOW & CHILD'S PLAY
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Hector Hugh Munroe (also known as Saki) was fascinated with the intricacies of the mind and the casual influence one can exert over others by the suggestive powers of language. In The Open Window, perhaps the best known of his stories, we see how a young girl’s descriptive narrative fuels the imagination of her attentive visitor. In Child's Play we find the story of a young boy’s struggle for identity amid conflict with his restrictive guardian. 39 mins / 1991

PARKER ADDERSON, PHILOSOPHER
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This film, based on a story by Ambrose Bierce, tells the gripping story of a Union Army spy captured during the Civil War. 40 mins / 1977

PAUL’S CASE
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Paul is a high school student in Pittsburgh at the turn of the century. He escapes from intolerable school and home problems into a fantasy world of the arts. Suddenly, this dream world is destroyed. Paul steals money from his employer and travels to New York, to a plush suite at the Waldorf. When his father appears at the hotel, the adventure is over and Paul takes drastic action. Willa Cather wrote the story. 54 mins / 1977

PIGEON FEATHERS
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike (Witches of Eastwick, Rabbit Run), comes the story of a young man’s search through the questions of life and death. Living in the soaring beauty of one of nature’s simplest creations, he returns to life on a farm and finds some answers to the paradox of living. 45 mins / 1987

RAPPACCINI’S DAUGHTER
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Giovanni’s rooms overlook a lovely garden. One day he watches an emaciated man cautiously tend the plants and then relinquish their care to his lovely daughter. Giovanni arranges to meet Beatrice and discovers that she has become as poisonous as the plants she tends. In the end, Giovanni becomes a participant in evil as well as an observer of it. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the story. 57 mins / 1977

RICHARD WRIGHT--BLACK BOY
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The writing of Richard Wright awakened the consciousness of a generation of readers. Born in 1908 to a poor Mississippi family, Wright migrated to Chicago as a teen. The Communist Party afforded him the political freedom not usually accessible to blacks, and he began writing harrowing novels and stories, among them Black Boy and Native Son, that told of the paralyzing fear in the psyches of both black and white victims and perpetrators of racism. Politics prompted Wright to move to France, where he died in 1952. Students of Wright's books will find this documentary from California Newsreel insightful and clarifying. Students of American history will understand literature's power to alter attitudes. 86 mins / 1994

THE SHADY HILL KIDNAPPING
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John Cheever wrote this comedy-suspense teleplay. Set in Cheever’s familiar suburbs, the story combines satire and compassion in its account of the ways in which a family and a community react to the news of a small boy’s "kidnapping." 59 mins / 1982

THE SHAKESPEARE MYSTERY
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The plays of William Shakespeare often dealt with royal intrigue. In fact, his masterpieces offer an "insider's" view of the politics of European courts of his time. But was Shakespeare a political insider? Some scholars doubt Shakespeare's authorship of these works, suggesting that the real bard was Edward De Vere (1551-1604), a poet, courtier and high-ranking earl in Elizabethan England. Scholars search for clues in Shakespeare's work for his true identity. This unsolved mystery surrounding the greatest author in the English language will shake the viewer to the literary and historic core. 60 mins / 1989

THE SKY IS GRAY
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In this Ernest Gaines story, Octavia is raising her two sons, James and Ty, alone because her husband has been drafted into the Army. One day, the pain of a toothache drives James and his mother to the city to see a dentist. In the course of the trip, the 10-year-old boy increases his knowledge of what it means to be black and poor and realizes how different the city is from the country. 45 mins / 1977

SOLDIER’S HOME
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The central figure in this Ernest Hemingway story returns home after World War I. His return is unheralded by flags, banners, and the local townsfolk. Unable to understand the impact of the war and his lukewarm reception by his home town, he is a stranger at home. 45 mins / 1977

THE STORY OF ENGLISH
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The world’s English speaking population has increased 5000 times since the beginning of the modern era. Filmed on location in sixteen countries, this series chronicles the transformation of English from the speech of a small German tribe into today's most global language. This series not only details the history of the language but provides a unique perspective on current English usage worldwide with a special emphasis on American English. 60 mins each / 1986
AN ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD How the English language has become the international medium of communication.
MOTHER TONGUE Early history of the language--from the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain to the poetry of Chaucer.
A MUSE OF FIRE The influence of Shakespeare and Puritanism; the expansion of vocabulary through Latin, Greek, and Italian sources.
THE GUID SCOTS TONGUE The Scottish influence on Britain and on the sound of the language in the new world.
BLACK ON WHITE This episode probes the evolution of Black English which has made a rich and vital contribution to the language.
"PIONEERS O! PIONEERS" The evolution of American English; contributions of frontiersmen, river-boaters, gold-miners, emigrants and others who enriched the traditional vocabulary.
THE MUVVER TONGUE The spread and influence of English throughout the British Empire.
THE LOADED WEAPON The Irish influence of English and American dialects.
NEXT YEAR'S WORDS: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE What the future may hold for today's most influential language.

TEACHING SHAKESPEARE
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Produced by the Folger Shakespeare Library, the video includes sections on the playwright and Elizabethan society, as well as specific strategies for teaching the plays. 75 mins / 1986

THE TELL-TALE HEART
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The Tell-Tale Heart is a true American classic story, written by Edgar Allen Poe. Hauntingly filmed in stark black and white to accentuate the good vs. evil theme, this film features actor Sam Jaffe, Academy Award-nominee for The Asphalt Jungle. 30 mins / 1991

TONI MORRISON: PROFILE OF A WRITER
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Toni Morrison has established herself as the leading chronicler of the black experience in America and as one of America's finest novelists. On the eve of the publication of her novel Beloved she talks about the problems of slavery and its tragic legacy with intelligence and poetry. Morrison discusses the problems of dealing with such painful material and of writing about ordinary people whose experiences seem larger than life. 52 mins / 1987

TWO SOLDIERS
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Based on the William Faulkner story, Two Soldiers is the charming tale of a small farm boy who runs away from his rural environment in search of his older brother who has joined the army to fight the Japanese in World War II. 30 mins / 1992

VOICES AND VISIONS
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VOICES AND VISIONS is a landmark video series that features the brilliant tradition of modern American poetry. The series chronicles the individual and collective achievements of America contribution to modern poetry. Using the film medium in strikingly original ways, VOICES AND VISIONS communicates how poems work, what they mean and how history, the imagination and language are embodied in poetic creation. The programs focus on works of poetry rather than on biography and convey poetry as a dynamic living art form. Documentary, dramatic, and experimental film techniques are combined in an innovative approach to presenting literature via television. 60 mins each / 1989

ELIZABETH BISHOP Exotic documentary footage heightens the magical realism of Bishop’s poems and explores her preoccupation with perception and the boundaries of consciousness.
HART CRANE Powerful images of contemporary machinery and the Brooklyn Bridge reflect Crane’s preoccupation with technology and its human impact.
EMILY DICKINSON Period dramatic recreations evoke the domestic context in which Emily Dickinson wrote her metaphysical poetry.
T.S. ELIOT Footage from St. Louis, Boston, and France helps to trace Eliot’s rise to eminence as the most influential poet of his generation.
ROBERT FROST Through his lyric poems and dramatic narratives, Frost asserts that nature is the clearest window into the human personality.
LANGSTON HUGHES On-location footage in Senegal, France, Kansas, and Harlem chronicles the life and work of this unique poet.
ROBERT LOWELL Scenes from Italy, Amsterdam, Tennessee, Maine, Boston, and New York illuminate the work of this historian-poet.
MARIANNE MOORE Presentations of Moore’s poetry show its use of idiosyncratic poetic forms and her penchant for weaving quotations into her work.
SYLVIA PLATH Archival footage of 1950s pop culture chronicles Plath’s historical environment.
EZRA POUND Pound appears as the most controversial of American poets.
WALLACE STEVENS Archival footage of the Hartford, Connecticut of Stevens’ time sets the stage for the dual life he pursued as successful insurance executive and modern poet.
WALT WHITMAN Whitman was the first major poet to create a truly American vision and style.
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS "No ideas but in things" was the aesthetic dictum of this remarkable New Jersey poet-physician.

WHO AM I THIS TIME?
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Based on a short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., this sweet, witty story focuses on the transformative power of drama. Harry Nash (played by a young Christopher Walken) is a shy clerk in a hardware store who also happens to be the star performer in local amateur theatrical productions. Helene Shaw (Susan Sarandon), his co-star in "A Streetcar Named Desire," falls in love with Harry, and embarks on a well-conceived plan to break through his wall of shyness. 59 mins / 1982

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND THE AGE OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM
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Jonathan Wordsworth and Michael Jaye, creators of the Wordsworth exhibit, guide viewers on an audiovisual tour of this noted exhibition. Special attention is given the works of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Keats, Blake, Shelley and Byron; and painters John Constable and JMW Turner. This production serves as excellent introduction and accompaniment to IHC’s Wordsworth poster panel and freestanding exhibits. 28 mins / 1988

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: THE PRELUDE
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This short video has a dramatic reading of Wordsworth’s autobiographical poem, "The Prelude," with a flowing background of art from the Romantic age. 12 mins / 1987

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND THE AGE OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM
EXHIBIT, 24 panels
At the center of this national humanities project is the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. The exhibit illuminates his life and work as well as the accomplishments of his contemporaries in literature and art and the extraordinary age in which they lived. The poster panels are the permanent record of the key elements in a major treasures exhibition on Wordsworth and Romanticism that were displayed nationally. The exhibit combines clearly written commentaries with high quality, full color reproductions of paintings, watercolors, portraits, manuscripts and rare books of the major artists and poets of the Age of English Romanticism. Among those represented are John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Blake, Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley and John Keats. Subjects surveyed include: "The Age of Revolutions", "The Spirit of the Age", "The Discovery of Nature", "Unity Entire", and "Memory, Imagination and the Sublime." The exhibit is available in two formats: 24 laminated posters which can be hung on a wall individually; or 3 free-standing cardboard kiosks with the 24 posters mounted on. Approximate round trip shipping cost: $14. /

WRITERS ON WRITING: THE WRITING PROCESS
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This video is compiled from interviews with all types of contemporary authors who participated in the "Writing Out Loud" visiting writers series at the Michigan City Public Library from 1984 to 1994. Where do writers get their ideas? How do they work? Twenty authors, including Sara Paretsky, Barry Lopez, Mary Gordon, Maxine Chernoff, and several Indiana writers, answer these questions and more in quick cuts from lectures and dialogues. They acknowledge the simultaneous exhilaration and "constant failure" of the writing process, while discussing where they write, when they write, tools they use, self-discipline, and the revision stage. 30 mins / 1995

WRITING WORKSHOP WITH ALLEN GINSBERG
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Poet Allen Ginsberg engages in a teleconference dialogue with Channel 20’s Michael Atwood and scholars from Butler University and Ball State. Ginsberg discusses the First Amendment, poetics, the Beat Generation, and cultural politics throughout his lifetime. Produced as part of WORDSTRUCK Festival of Books. 60 mins / 1991

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