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Title: Reading the Classical Past from Antiquity to the Enlightenment: Three Case Histories. Part III: The Reception of the Lost Greek and Roman Literature from Herculaneum
Identifier(s): video:1099; 2011_04_015
Description: Janko presents a lecture on the archeology digs and the findings therein at Herculaneum.
Subject: Ethnography & Linguistics; Literature, culture, theory; Greek, Literature; Roman, Literature; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2011-04-29

Title: Leibner, Mildred C.: To Boas. 1936 Sept. 3
Description: Enc: American Committee for Anti-Nazi Literature. Executive Committee. Minutes.
Subject: American Comm. for Anti-Nazi Literature
Date: 1936 Sept. 3

Title: Leibner, Mildred C.: To Boas. 1936 Sept. 21
Description: Enc: American Committee for Anti-Nazi Literature. Executive Committee. Minutes. Aug. 31, 1936
Subject: American Comm. for Anti-Nazi Literature
Date: 1936 Sept. 21

Title: Enduring Pleasures: Classical Chinese Poetry in a Visual Age
Identifier(s): video:592; 2005_11_009
Description: Dr. Varsano lectures on the pleasures of reading and learning about Chinese poetry.
Subject: Ethnography & Linguistics; Chinese literature; Literature, Ancient; Visual learning, Study and teaching.; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2005-11-11

Title: UFO Research
Identifier(s): text:263446
Subject: Sanderson, Ivan Terence, 1911-1973; Unidentified flying object literature
Date: undated

Title: The Tribal Background to the Contemporary Arab World
Identifier(s): video:1034; 2009_11_020
Description: Frank Stewart talks about the economic developement in the Arab world.; Further Reading: International Journal of Middle East Studies. Vol. 19, No. 4 (Nov., 1987), pp. 473-490
Subject: Ethnography & Linguistics; Tribal law; Books; Arabic literature; Information legislation; Book publishing; Legal systems; Islamic law; Literature; Judges; Attorneys; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2009-11-14

Title: Chinese Poetry and the European Imagination
Identifier(s): video:596; 2005_11_010
Description: Dr. Yu's talk focuses on the first translations of Chinese poetry into French.
Subject: Ethnography & Linguistics; Chinese poetry; Chinese literature, Translations into French; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2005-11-11

Title: Literary Continuities Across the Transformation from Maya Hieroglyphic to Alphabetic Writing
Identifier(s): video:588; 2005_11_008
Description: Dr. Bricker discusses Maya literature and the hieroglyphic texts
Subject: Ethnography & Linguistics; Indians of Mexico, Languages, Writing; Mayan languages, Literature; Ethnography; Hieroglyphics.; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2005-11-11

Title: Prospectus of Lippincott's Magazine. On the first of January, 1868, will be published the first number of this new monthly magazine of literature, science, and education
Identifier(s): text:141; APSimg6434; Goodman Number: 97; 973 C683 No. 342
Description: Prospectus of Lippincott's Magazine announcing the creation of a new magazine to be published in 1868 that will include coverage of topics in literature, science, and education.
Creator: J.B. Lippincott Company
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: General Publications; Broadside Subdivision: ; Periodicals; Science; Education; Literature
Date: ca. 1867

Title: SYMPOSIUM: Science, Art and Knowledge: Practicing Natural History from the Enlightenment to the 21st Century. Part II: Roaring Alligators and Burning Tygers: Poetry and Science from William Bartram to Charles Darwin.
Identifier(s): video:230; 2004_04_002
Description: Dr. Nicols explains how developements in science and natural history had a great effect on the literature and art of the 18th and 19th century.
Subject: History of Science; Natural history, United States, History, 18th century; Natural history, United States, History, 19th century; Literature and science; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2004-04-22

Title: Quétant, Antoine-François to William Temple Franklin, 1778 May 7; Quétant, Antoine-François, 1733-1823. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25309
Description: Letter from Antoine-François Quétant to William Temple Franklin. Sends the English original of the "Conscious Lovers." Reminds him (William Temple) of a promise he made to dine on Tuesday of next week.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Family life--18th century; French literature--18th century; Quétant, Antoine-François, 1733-1823; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1778-05-07; 2022