Books and Ideas; 19; The Plague by Albert Camus
- Series
- Books and Ideas
- Episode Number
- 19
- Episode
- The Plague by Albert Camus
- Producing Organization
- Syracuse University
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-1r6n010h1f
- NOLA Code
- BOKI
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This novel, written by a contemporary Frenchman, is comparatively unknown to the American reading audience. In the discussion, the claim is advanced that The Plague is one of the outstanding novels of this century although the book is so deceptively simple as not to appear so. Since it is a modern allegory, the group spends some time talking about allegories, Pilgrims Progress. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series on important books in western civilization features three professors from Syracuse University men who love books and enjoy exploring the ideas behind mans creative processes who meet for informal ad lib discussion of books, contemporary and ancient, which have influenced American culture through the ideas expounded in their pages. Participants include Stuart Gerry Brown, professor of citizenship and American culture in the Maxwell graduate school at Syracuse; Edwin H. Cady, professor of American literature and author of The Gentleman in America, and Albert J. George, professor and chairman of the department of Romance Languages. Discussion moderator is Arthur Weld, Jr., television program director at the Syracuse Radio and Television Center. The 20 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded in black and white on kinescope. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1956-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Topics
- Literature
- Rights
- Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Moderator: Weld, Arthur, Jr.
Panelist: George, Albert J.
Panelist: Cady, Edwin H.
Panelist: Brown, Stuart Gerry
Producing Organization: Syracuse University
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2310469-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Books and Ideas; 19; The Plague by Albert Camus,” 1956-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 10, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1r6n010h1f.
- MLA: “Books and Ideas; 19; The Plague by Albert Camus.” 1956-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 10, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1r6n010h1f>.
- APA: Books and Ideas; 19; The Plague by Albert Camus. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1r6n010h1f