Canto General Oral History
Collection
Accession number
OH44
Date
1995
Abstract
Three cassette tapes documenting the biennial performance of Canto General by members of the Brisbane Migrant English Centre (BMEC)
Scope and content
Three cassette tapes documenting the the biennial performance of Canto General by members of the Brisbane Migrant English Centre (BMEC) on 4 Apr 1995, featuring: Maria Elena Ibaceta and Natacha Monardez, Marcial Parada, Sue Monk and Lachlan Hurse. Canto General is a book of poems written by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) and was published in 1950. Canto General consists of 15 sections and 231 poems and attempts to be a history of the entire American Western Hemisphere, or New World, from a Hispanic American perspective. The Canto General has been set to music by several musicians.
Description
5 oral histories
Additional format
Digital copies available.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
In copyright.
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Notes
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
Preferred citation
OH44, Canto General Oral History, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.