A radio clip of William Shakespeare's Hamlet plays. Stan Brakhage reads a biography of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and is oftentimes interrupted by the other speakers. The speakers discuss whether despair can be considered a type of inspiration. Brakhage and the other speakers debate whether Leo Tolstoy was inspired by despair. Speaker 2 gives a summary of the plot of Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment.' The speakers describe the murder in 'Crime and Punishment.' Brakhage mentions that he doesn't approve of 'condensation†in literature. Note: This recording is likely from an extracurricular student meeting at South High School Denver. Continued on 'Gadfly early '50s - Part 1.'
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A radio clip of William Shakespeare's Hamlet plays. Stan Brakhage reads a biography of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and is oftentimes interrupted by the other speakers. The speakers discuss whether despair can be considered a type of inspiration. Brakhage and the other speakers debate whether Leo Tolstoy was inspired by despair. Speaker 2 gives a summary of the plot of Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment.' The speakers describe the murder in 'Crime and Punishment.' Brakhage mentions that he doesn't approve of 'condensation†in literature. Note: This recording is likely from an extracurricular student meeting at South High School Denver. Continued on 'Gadfly early '50s - Part 1.'
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00:00 Audio clip begins 03:07 Audio clip ends 03:08 Discussion between the speakers begins 05:04 Discussion between the speakers ends 05:05 Speaker 1 begins 12:00 Speaker 1 ends 12:01 Discussion between the speakers begins 22:25 Speaker 2 begins 26:28 Speaker 2 ends 26:29 Discussion between the speakers begins 29:44 Discussion between the speakers ends 29:45 Stan Brakhage begins 31:32 End
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00:00 Audio clip begins 03:07 Audio clip ends 03:08 Discussion between the speakers begins 05:04 Discussion between the speakers ends 05:05 Speaker 1 begins 12:00 Speaker 1 ends 12:01 Discussion between the speakers begins 22:25 Speaker 2 begins 26:28 Speaker 2 ends 26:29 Discussion between the speakers begins 29:44 Discussion between the speakers ends 29:45 Stan Brakhage begins 31:32 End
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