[applause] [inaudible conversations] you are watching booktv on cspan2, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. And as booktv continues book tour of the New York Public Library we are now joined by isaac gerwirtz. What do you do here . On curator of the berg collection of english and American Literature. How did you get that position . I worked in the new Public Library in the past. Ive been in the rare book division, was later a curator at Methodist University and downtown at the general theological seminary, st. Marks library. And got a doctorate and renaissance history at columbia and all that led to my being here. How long have you been at the New York Public Library . As a curator since septembe september 2000. You brought something sal to show us that you have in the collection. I have. The berg is an enormous collection, about 2000 linear feet and tens of thousands of printed items. This is what i like to call the tip of th
This has the highest authority directly from dunns on manuscripts. You can see changes or differences between the text that is represented here and the transcriptions that were made in the First Edition perpetuated throughout the centuries. For instance in the sonnet all who were tierneys, all those who have been destroyed by this will be resurrected on the day of judgment. And this word dearth was transcribed as death and was only 20th century that it was read correctly and corrected. Host who is john dunn . Guest john dunn was a metaphysical poet from the 17th century. He used wit, philosophical inquiry and in order to create highly formal and complex sonnets and other worms of poetry. Host what else you want to show his . Guest we have a wonderful dickens collection, over 550 letters. What is really remarkable is that we have 13 of his performance copies, the copies he used to get public readings and this was the first one he ever did. The First Reading ever gave was in 1953 and thi
That was so touching when he said how much it meant that a civilian made this. It meant more than a medal on a chest. We saw the picture of someone wrapped up in it and its like a constant hug or a hug anytime you put that on. Its the time thats invested and the love thats invested. I know were going to see coming up in this next segment the presentation of your quilt. Which is going to be very hard to watch. Ive spent a lot of time crying watching the different segments and theyre very emotional. So i would be ready to cry. I think thats a reason to call and pledge for the dvd because theres many many lessons in this program about giving about patriotism, about the importance of saying thank you, and the lesson about Public Service. Those are just a few of the lessons that we learn in this wonderful dvd. Call and pledge to this Public Television station so we can continue bringing you these kind of enriching programs and let us thank you in some of the ways that jennifer is going to t
Stores in paris dress up their Window Displays for the holidays and theyve been doing that for decades. Its a tradition that many persians both young and old look forward to at this time of year its a book theyve used to feel its the Magic Of Christmas if were trying to you like. Oh well i think theyre important the Department Stores do them every year and the children are happy. I wanted to come and see them theyre always different and i change its nice a sign of christmas in. The christmas Window Displays at the big Department Stores are true works of art theyre more inventive and more surprising every passing year the tradition started in the early twentieth century. You kinda know what i think the christmas windows were created after World War One and during a depressing time. They were meant to raise the morale of the persians and all the
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