Gross, Harvey Seymour, 1922-

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This reel contains Harvey Gross speaking at the University of Denver at the Department of English Lecture Program of early 1965. Gross focuses his discussion on poetry and music. Specifically, he discusses the methods that modernists employ. He plays music from Mahler and Schoenberg and then discusses meter and syntax within poetry.

Total run time: 59:19

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This reel contains Harvey Gross speaking at the University of Denver on February 25, 1965 as part of the English Department lecture series. The title of his lecture is, "History as Metaphysical Pathos." The lecture is broken up into five parts. 1. "Henry Adams Broken Neck"; 2. "Metaphysical Pathos"; 3. "History of Metaphysical Pathos"; 4. "Poetry and Prophecy"; and 5. "Waiting for the End, Boys."

Total run time: 55:11

Abstract This reel contains Harvey Gross speaking at the University of Denver during the winter/spring 1965 Department of English Lecture Series. This is the first lecture of the series that ran from January 11 - March 11, 1965 and the beginning of the recording contains a summary and explanation of the lecture series. Gross' lecture is titled, "The Moment of the Modern" which is also the title of the lecture series. He speaks to the notion of the importance of the 20th century both in historic and...

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DU Celebrates 101st Birthday – Palmer Hoyt Kicks Off Events With Keynote Speech on Freedom. Queen Named at Dance. May Days Theme Chosen as Plans Begin to Form. Children’s Theater – “Harlequin” Frolics on Stage. Dr. Harvey Gross Awarded $7,000 by National Group. Pre-Registration.