26083 Ann Charters Ann reads a paper she wrote for the Bulletin of Research in the Humanities to a class. The paper compares notebooks with published works. Fascinating and DETAILED discussion of Kerouac by Ann and Allen. 2:19: Physical description of manuscript notebooks 4:29: "I haven't read a review...[discussing my method]" 10:10: Ann describes how the Bird Collection allows for new research, her method and her general thesis- Sometimes he revised, sometimes he didn't. Comparison of Method 15:00: Ann compares 2 direct examples of manuscripts revised for publication. "Boiling Down" 19:20: K doesn't know what to write! from letter about Old Angel Midnight to friend. Ann mentions that K renumbered passages. 21:20: Quote from K about Goals of technique 23:52: Allen reads a sound passage. 25:00: "a hundred times more difficult than [conventional composition]." 27:00: Allen describes K's probable meditation methods 29:00: Ann and Allen disagree about European influence (Joyce). 30s: Demonstrates method used in commercial piece 37: Conclusions: Discusses method: Deleting, condensing, re-arranging. Contents of Notebooks: 39: K tried to write a Buddhist Shakespeare play?! 43:00: K tried to write a book movie. 45:00: K describes moods: "Put myself down and see who's left" 48:00: Conclusions: "GodDAMNit Feeling!" from Paris Review interview 50: End of Paper: Q&A. 1:03: Evaluation forms, preserved forever. Ginsberg 1:05: Klebnikov. Reads and discusses "Incantations on Laughter" 1:08: Little Song about the Bee 1:10 Discussion of sound mantric incantation innovations of Russian Futurists 1:13:48: Hard Talk (read by Ann) 1:15: Bio of Klebnikov Great if you want the nitty gritty about K's method Blank 2004-12-01 08:15:42 2004-12-01 08:15:42 4 1 4.00