Essential Walt Whitman CD (Caedmon Essentials)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061566411 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Well-rehearsed but unenergetic reading." according to Mr. K.. There have been better readings of classic American literature. Hal Holbrook is a fine example in his recordings of Mark Twain.It's difficult to recommend Ed Begley, Sr., as he occasionally spikes his reading with tremors, then drones a bit in a monotonous delivery, with no inflection for drama or excitement. Whether reciting the death of a President or an adventure with a mockingbird, he's too much in equilibrium. I. E. Hector Jones said Unforgettable. Over thirty years ago I heard this recording of Ed Begley reading Whitman's OUT OF THE CRADLE ENLESSLY ROCKING. I never forgot the experience. I was in an English class and there was not a soul in the room that was visibly moved. I have all but committed this very long poem to memory but do not believe anyone has ever read it with as much gentility and grace as Begley,and have come to believe that no one ever could r. LiLKidneys said The guy has a nice deep voice. The guy has a nice deep voice. But there is nothing on this CD except him reading the poem. He doesnt even say the title before he starts. No background, no nothing. So, if you are already familiar with Whitman's poetry and have read it, then perhaps this would be better for you. Some poems are quite lengthy.
In this recording drawn from the Caedmon archives, reader Ed Begley, Sr. performs selections from Whitman’s lifelong work, Leaves of Grass.. One Great CD.A poem by Whitman may be whoops and hollers, or beating of drums, or the ebb of the tide singing to itself among the stones, or laments in the night or cries of ecstasy. One Great Author. Indeed, Whitman was the wind which blew poetry from its moorings in tradition and sent it into fresher waters; his poems celebrating the grandness of the human condition are cadenced for the voice and meant to be spoken aloud
In 1862 in the midst of the Civil War, Whitman set out for the battlefield to find his wounded brother and continued to volunteer in hospitals throughout the length of the war. In 1947, Begley created the role of benighted war profiteer Joe Keller in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He died in 1892.Ed Begley, Sr. Walt Whitman was born on Long Island, New York in 1819. He was a familiar figure in TV's "golden age" of the 1950s, and appe
In 1862 in the midst of the Civil War, Whitman set out for the battlefield to find his wounded brother and continued to volunteer in hospitals throughout the length of the war. He spent most of his early life in Brooklyn where he served as editor for a number of newspapers for brief periods. He was a familiar figure in TV's "golden age" of the 1950s, and appeared 789 times as the William Jennings Bryan counterpart in the Broadway drama Inherit the Wind.. In 1947, Begley created the role of benighted war profiteer Joe Keller in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. His first major work