Literary visions [videorecording] / Maryland Public Television production and Corp. for Community College Television ; executive producer, Gail Porter Long ; producer, Elizabeth A. Nardone ; directors, Scott Hilton Davis, William Scott Bealmear ; writer, Ann Chatterton Klimas.
Each program is 30 min. Narrator, Fran Dorn. Editor, Michael R. Fevang ; videographer, Michael Goldsmith ; camera, Deborah Angeli, Terry Williams ; music, Mark Roumelis.
Contents:
v. 1/2. An introduction to literature ; Responding to literature -- v. 3/4. The art of the essay ; The elements of short fiction -- v. 5/6. Plot and structure in short fiction ; Character in short fiction -- v. 7/8. Setting and character in short fiction ; Tone and style in short fiction -- v. 9/10. Symbolism and allegory in short fiction ; Theme in short fiction -- v. 11/12. The elements of poetry ; Setting and character in poetry -- v. 13/14. Words and imagines in poetry ; Rhetorical figures in poetry -- v. 15/16. Prosody and form in poetry ; Myth, symbolism and allusion in poetry --v. 17/18. Theme in poetry ; The elements of drama -- v. 19/20. Character and actors in drama ; Plot and conflict in drama -- v. 21/22. Setting and staging in drama ; The language of drama -- v. 23/24. Myth and symbolism in drama ; Theme in drama -- v. 25/26. The power of literature ; The uses of literature.
Summary:
Explores literary works by a broad spectrum of writers through dramatizations, readings and interviews with authors.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.