Elizabeth Sewell: Keeping Nonsense at Bay (Reel 1 / Side 1 and 2)

This reel contains Elizabeth Sewell speaking at the University of Denver on May 9 1973. The title of her lecture is "Keeping Nonsense at Bay." She spends her introduction differentiating between small 'n' and capital 'n' nonsense. Lewis Caroll is a major focal point of her lecture--specifically Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The rest of her lecture focuses on discussing Nonsense and its place in modern literature.There is a possible unrecorded section at 1:07:36 as the reel was switched to the second side for recording.Total run time: 1:08:31