The Congo: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Congo by Vachel Lindsay: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 1 original MP3 tracks, 8:12 running time and a link to listen.
The Congo, credited to Vachel Lindsay, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
Librivox recording of The Congo, by Vachel Lindsay. Read by Laura Fox The Congo is one of the best-known poems by American poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931). It was revolutionary in its use of sounds and rhythms -- as sounds and rhythms -- and includes elaborate annotations to guide its spoken performance. Lindsay categorized The Congo as "higher Vaudeville" and was famous for his exuberant performances of it. The poem's imagery is racist, but Lindsay was a product of his time -- born 14 years after the end of the American Civil War in Abraham Lincoln's hometown, he revered Lincoln and viewed himself as a friend and supporter of African-American culture. (Summary by Kathy Thile)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Congo
- Author credits: Vachel Lindsay
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 1
- Listed recording duration: 8:12
Catalogue topics
- poetry
- africa
- racism
Track guide
- The Congo — 8:12
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