153. Helen Trent, 1959-09-17; Lipton & Meyer discussion, [s.d.]

Tape 153, side 1) "The romance of Helen Trent" (radio program), CBS Radio, 1959 September 17 (0:24; 1:40, 5:36, 13:01) [Lawrence Lipton announces date (0:06)]. Commercials: Denalan denture cleanser (0:02), Dorothy Collins on Trouchet hand lotion (1:07), Mel Tormé on 4-Way Cold Tablets (4:33), Doan's pills for backache pain (12:00). ❧ Lawrence Lipton reading his poem: "I was a teenage movie monster" [incomplete] (15:23) with music. ❧ Tape 153, side 2, part A) Lawrence Lipton and Donald Meyer (historian) discussion (0:02) on: literature, arts, religions, myths, tribal cultures, as evidence of the history of the human condition, books of the Bible (Chronicles, Kings, Leviticus) reflecting on the history of the Hebrew people, only documents of pre-historic and early political events were intentionally preserved, H.G. Wells (writer), Arnold Toynbee (historian), Lipton's personal library, Napoleon (emperor), the historian and poet have the same objectives "why are we here", existentialism, unofficial vs. official history, unifying history, history of the common man, Stendhal (writer), Herman Melville (writer), Nathaniel Hawthorne (writer), power, German philosophy, Egyptian history, ritual, narrative history, what moves people to live, Sigmund Freud (neurologist), civilization, Thomas Aquinas (priest), theory of history, Friedrich Nietzsche (philosophy), Augustine of Hippo (philosopher), Plato, Zen; Hieronymus Bosch (painter); Adolph Hitler (politician), Haile Selassie (emperor), Franklin Roosevelt (president), Henry Wallace (vice president), Ernest Hemmingway (writer), World War II era, consciousness, Leopold von Ranke (historian), analysis of historical methodology, George Kaufman. ❧ Tape 153, side 2, part B) Lawrence Lipton reading his poetry "...lull...multi mighty million money..." [incomplete] (0:02) with music. -- TIMES indicate where sections begin.