Clifton Fadiman: Media

American editor

Videos

Analyze short fiction elements evidenced in “The Gift of the Magi,” “The Necklace,” and “The Magic Shop”
American editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman discusses the elements of a short...
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Listen to Clifton Fadiman discussing the publication of Frank Stockton's short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?”
Learn about Frank Stockton's short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by listening to...
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Explore Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story “Dr. Heidegger's Experiment” with Clifton Fadiman
Learn about Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story “Dr. Heidegger's Experiment” by listening...
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Explore the use of music, theme and variations, and condensed words in Thornton Wilder's Our Town
American editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman discussing elements of Thornton Wilder's...
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Listen to an analysis of Thornton Wilder's play Our Town
Learn about Thornton Wilder's three-act play Our Town (1938), which editor...
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Explore essential elements of the novel with Clifton Fadiman and actors
Learn about essential elements of the novel—including mood, motivation, characterization,...
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Explore English novelist Charles Dickens's early Victorian era and literature with Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman examining the inspiration Charles Dickens's work took from the milieu...
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Watch dramatized scenes of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations with literary commentary by Clifton Fadiman
Editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman introducing dramatized scenes from Dickens's...
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Watch dramatized scenes of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations with literary commentary by Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman providing a critical interpretation of the story and probing more...
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How humans search for the meaning of life
Narrated by Clifton Fadiman, this 1959 video discusses the dawn and development of...
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